Job summary
Would you like to join Londons leading nursing team? We are looking for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our day case surgical ward, St Joseph, our 19 bedded ward specialising in providing care to a variety of surgical specialties, including: spinal injections, minor orthopaedic, ophthalmic, ENT, vascular, minor urology, gynae, and plastics/cosmetic surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have been working in a similar environment and will be up to date in current practices. Experience will extend to working within a busy ward and professional, multi-disciplinary teams. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to join a thriving busy team and wants to work with excellent staff to patient ratios.
About us
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient admission and treatment at all times.
- To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines.
- To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise.
- To be a clinical expert within the speciality.
- To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence based nursing care for patients.
- Ensure that each patient is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated, and that this is accurately documented.
- Ensure the provision of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for patients and their families.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
- Ensure that discharge planning is commenced at the point of admission, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, other departments, as necessary.
- To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care. This includes completion of training and development identified as part of appraisal and personal development (PDP) planning.
- To deputise for the Ward Manager and Deputy ward Manager in their absence
- To act as a role model, supervise and support the junior nursing team and health care assistants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing
- 2 years post registration experience in one of the specialities of the ward
- Experience of shift management and leading a team
- Evidence of ongoing training and commitment to development
Desirable
- Significant post registration skills
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent communicator
- Professional commitment and self-awareness
- Motivate self and others
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
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Address
60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH