Job summary
- Main area
- Valentine Ellis
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1756
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St. Marys Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to advance your career in trauma, orthopaedics and plastics? Join our dynamic and supportive team at Valentine Ellis Ward, where every day brings new challenges and rewards as we provide exceptional care to patients sustaining and recovering from trauma, orthopaedic injuries and plastic surgery procedures.
Valentine Ellis is a fast-paced and highly specialised 23-bedded acute Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastics ward, providing outstanding care to patients undergoing complex surgeries, recovering from injuries or managing long term orthopaedic and plastic conditions.We are known for our multidisciplinary teamwork and commitment to delivering evidenced- based patient- centred care.
You will play a vital role in delivering high quality care to patients with Trauma, orthopaedic and plastic surgery needs. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans,manage complex wounds, and provide pre/post-operative care to support and aid in recovery. Working closely with the Multidisciplinary Team, you will ensure patient safety and comfort,educate patients and families about treatment plans, and contribute to the wards ongoing quality improvements.
This is a fast- paced role where no two days are the same, offering opportunities to develop specialised skills in trauma and surgical care. Make a difference. Apply now and be part of something truly special at Valentine Ellis ward.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
- To keep up to date with skills and knowledge
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- 6 months experience in healthcare
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience working at band 5 level
- Working with patients in a hospital
- Experience of mentoring staff and teaching and education of others.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of care of the surgical patient
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Teaching
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Safeguarding
- Knowledge of Trauma, Orthopaedics and Plastics
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane frawley
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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