Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Recovery team at the Queen Mary's Hospital Surgical Treatment Centre, in Roehampton.
We are very proud of the high level of care we provide to our patients which is reflected in our patient feedback and the recent Trust Accreditation where we were rated as a Platinum-level ward following 3 consecutive Gold awards.
We provide holistic perioperative care to patients undergoing General Surgery, Urology, Maxillo-Facial, Orthopaedic, Gynaecology, Vascular, Plastics, Dermatology, Renal, and Ophthalmology (Moorfields Eye Hospital).
The Surgical Treatment Centre plays a vital role in the education and training of nurses ODPs in the specialty of day surgery.
We understand that delivering an excellent learning environment for the staff is vital in maintaining staff growth, so the ethos of new learning and development is keenly supported. The teams are supported in delivering perioperative processes through set protocols that meet local and national standards.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible team player with a keen interest in this specialty.
The post is permanent and includes flexible working patterns.
Previous Day Surgery experience is desirable although not essential.
Main duties of the jobWorking within our department, your main duties will include:
- Providing direct patient care, being responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care of patients.
- Identifying individual patient requirements and acting effectively on changing needs, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
- Organising time, equipment and staff to deliver safe and efficient patient care.
- Giving skilled support to medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Administering drugs and treatments as prescribed in accordance with Trust Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Demonstrating effective communication within departments and multidisciplinary teams.
- Advising patients, theircarers and other staff on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
- Recognising situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and institute preventative measures.
- Identifyingthe priorities of care for patients, liaising with and directing relevant staff.
- Delivering high standards of care.
- Currently, there are no Weekends, and Bank Holiday shifts.
About usWith 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 2.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 responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person Specification Person Specification Essential Desirable - oMinimum 12 months post registration experience
- oMentorship Qualification or Practice Supervisor Course
- oTheatre Practice Course / Recovery course
Organisational /Management Essential - oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- oDemonstrate an understanding of managing resources.
- oDemonstrate an understanding of clinical risk, infection control in theatres.
Desirable - oComputer skills
- oAbility to take charge of theatres/recovery in the absence of the ward manager on a regular basis
Education & Research Essential - oDemonstrate an understanding of the importance of research and evidenced based practice
- oAble to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable - oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others
- oAbility to take on small research or audit project
General & Personal Essential - oMotivated and demonstrate an enthusiasm for the specialty
- oDemonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- oSound verbal and written communication
- oAdaptable and responsive to changing needs
Desirable - oAbility to motivate and lead staff for a shift
Person Specification
Person Specification Essential Desirable - oMinimum 12 months post registration experience
- oMentorship Qualification or Practice Supervisor Course
- oTheatre Practice Course / Recovery course
Organisational /Management Essential - oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- oDemonstrate an understanding of managing resources.
- oDemonstrate an understanding of clinical risk, infection control in theatres.
Desirable - oComputer skills
- oAbility to take charge of theatres/recovery in the absence of the ward manager on a regular basis
Education & Research Essential - oDemonstrate an understanding of the importance of research and evidenced based practice
- oAble to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable - oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others
- oAbility to take on small research or audit project
General & Personal Essential - oMotivated and demonstrate an enthusiasm for the specialty
- oDemonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- oSound verbal and written communication
- oAdaptable and responsive to changing needs
Desirable - oAbility to motivate and lead staff for a shift
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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Employer details Employer nameSt George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
AddressSurgical Treatment Centre - Queen Mary Hospital
Roehampton
London
SW15 5PN
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