Job summary
We are looking for adult nurses to support the emergency team, providing high quality nursing care. Sharing in and contributing to the management of the department.You would gain experience in our refurbished Resus, Majors, Children's area and our newly built Urgent Treatment Centre.
To support the emergency team, providing high quality nursing care. Sharing in and contributing to the management of the department. Providing excellent nursing care. As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis. Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
Main duties of the job
Are you looking for a new challenge for 2024 and excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative environment?
St. George's Emergency Department is one of the largest in the country, seeing approximately 160, 000 patients a year. The department sees a wide variety of patients from minor injuries to major traumas.
The Trust is one of only four designated Major Trauma Centres in London, with a helipad providing direct access to the ED for the most seriously injured patients. The Trust also has a hyper-acute stroke unit and a heart attack centre.
We are seeking enthusiastic nurses at Band 5 level ideally with post registration experience to join our Emergency Department team.
This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and be part of an evolving and developing service. We are a very friendly department offering flexible working opportunities.
The department is also committed to supporting on-going professional development with strong links to academic programmes and a well-established work-based development programmes supported by our Practice Development team.
About us
With nearly9,000 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general)
Desirable
- Completion of preceptorship programme
- Desirable recent post reg experience
- Venepuncture
- IV drug Administration
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources.
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Desirable
- Has worked in an acute environment
- Computer literate
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice.
- Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff.
- Understands the importance of developing self and others.
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit.
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care.
- Sound verbal and written communication.
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation.
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT