Working in a vibrant environment in the West End of London, the position offers a competitive benefits package and extensive opportunities for professional development, including in-house training and clinical excellence programs. UCLH is recognized for its commitment to staff wellbeing and investment in career growth, making it an attractive workplace, as highlighted by staff recommendations in recent NHS surveys.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.
Like working in a fast-paced environment with every speciality patient needing care? Then we have the job for you. We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated individual to the role of Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse for the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) which is part of the Emergency Services Division.
The SDEC is a 20-trolley space providing care for all speciality patients for the trust. The unit is operational 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and is designed to facilitate rapid assessment and investigation of speciality patients referred from GP, NHS 111, London Ambulance Service, and the Emergency department. Our Urgent Treatment Centre for minor injuries and illnesses is also part of the SDEC and you will be expected to work in all areas.
Those who need hospital admission are streamed to either The Acute Medical Unit or specialist wards in the Trust or externally.Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well and education and development opportunities for staff at all levels.
This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. We provide extensive in-house training including IV cannulation, venepuncture, plastering, assessment, Majors incident, control, and restraint, ILS, dementia training and mental health teaching. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.
Our team is enhanced by Clinical Practice Facilitators, Consultant nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Emergency Nurse Practitioners who are available to support you both clinically and professionally within the multi professional emergency services team.
We are looking for experienced nurses to join our team. You will have strong communication and leadership skills with an eagerness to advance emergency and acute nursing practice. The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse role will be suited to multi skilled staff with specialist skills in acute and/or emergency care and have the ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for being the nurse in charge of the shift monitoring patient flow through the unit.
About us
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The ideal candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with a progressive approach to enhancing patient care and safety within urgent, emergency and acute care services. In addition to excellent clinical skills a good working knowledge of care pathways and the patient journey is required, as is priority focus on communication, safe discharge planning and safe patient transfer.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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