Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Day Surgery Nurses to help us Support the GIRFT Accredited Surgical Hub for North Central London (NCL)
Chase Farm Hospital is seeking dynamic people to join our team in Day Surgery.
Chase Farm Hospital opened 6 years ago and is an exciting place to work, with dedicated elective surgery theatres including day surgery areas and recovery that supports 8 theatres, one of which is a Barn theatre complex. The Barn Theatre is a large room with 4 theatres with no dividing walls, this is the new design for ultra-clean theatres for elective orthopaedic procedures.
We have become the North London Orthopaedic Centre / Hub which is exciting times for learning and developing skills in overseeing a large number of Orthopaedic Patients post op.
Chase Farm Hospital is a fully elective and most digitally advanced hospital site in the UK, supporting the following specialities.
Orthopaedics, Urology, Gynaecology, Oral Max Fax, ENT, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Vascular and Plastics / Breast.
We are looking for motivated and dynamic people who can support our Day Surgery team whiles also developing your own skills to ensure progressive training is happening to help staff with promotions in the future.
Main duties of the job
Working shifts as a bank nurse across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values
As an accountable bank nurse you will be responsible for delivering excellent care to an allocated group of patients providing total patient care, for each clinical area you work on.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shift are paid at 11.5 hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
He/she is expected to teach unqualified staff.
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriatelywith all key members of the multi-disciplinary team andservice users related patients
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ODP
- Recognised Post Graduate Theatre Course ENB176
Desirable
- Mentorship Course (e.g. ENB 998, D32 D33) or assessor course or demonstrated willingness to enrol
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Orthopaedic scrub and circulating practice (at Band 5 or above)
Desirable
- Experience in managing junior staff (HCA/ students) including appraisal, performance, absence, selection and recruitment
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chase Farm Hospital
London
EN2 8JL