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Job overview

Job Summary:

• The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.
• Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
• Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
• Is accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.
• Is expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Gray Ward is a 32-bed unit dedicated to the care of general surgery patients. Our specialities include Upper GI, Colorectal, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, Maxillofacial, Orthopaedics, and Plastics.
• We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive care to a diverse patient population requiring various surgical interventions.
• We are seeking experienced nurses to join our dynamic team at Gray Ward. 
• The successful candidates will be responsible for delivering high-quality, direct patient care and treatment. 
• This role is crucial in supporting patients through their surgical journey, from admission to recovery.
  
  Key Responsibilities:
• Provide direct patient care to individuals undergoing general surgical procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Monitor patient progress and report any changes to the surgical team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Assist in the preparation and aftercare of surgical patients.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records.
• Support patients and their families, providing education and emotional support as needed.

Requirements:

• Must be a qualified nurse with a valid NMC pin number.
• Desirable of 1 year of experience in a surgical ward or related field.
• Excellent clinical skills and the ability to manage a diverse caseload.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Working for our organisation

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.