About this role
Job summary
Your nursing career - your choice!
Join the NHS as an experiencedBand 7 Registered Nurse role in one of hundreds of teams across nine hospitals, community and specialist clinical services serving millions of people in South West London and beyond.
Choose Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust! You can be interviewed online - and start your new role if successful - on dates to suit you!
With more than 200 different clinical services and specialties, 22,000+ staff - and serving four million+ people across South West London and further afield - we offer an easy, quick route into the widest range of opportunities for Newly-Qualified Nurses and final year nursing students.
We will also be hosting special NQN Careers Webinars over the coming months, following the success of our 2021 events. More than 130 final year student nurses and nurses who have recently qualified joined senior colleagues from the four trusts online to hear about working life here and ask questions on a range of topics.
Please do get in touch. We'd love to tell you more about what's on offer including:
Flexible start date to suit your needs Unrivalled learning and development - support from day one with dedicated preceptors, mentors, clear Band 7 career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Emergency Department team to provide expert nursing care to those attending the Emergency Department including the Urgent Care Centre. To provide expert practice and knowledge. To promote, implement and evaluate evidence-based practice.
The post holder will collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care following guidelines and pathways within emergency care.
About us
Emergency Department Philosophy
Kingston emergency department provides a high standard of care to around 112,000 patients each year. As a band 5 staff nurse you will join our dedicated team of enthusiastic and motivated staff in delivering outstanding care.
Trust Culture and Values
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred, which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our five values are that we are all:-
Caring- we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wantsSafe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible- all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value each other- we all value each other's contribution
Inspiring-we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Level 1 and Post Registration A&E course (formally ENB 199) or equivalent study. ILS / ALS Qualified.
Desirable
Non-medical prescriber
Experience Essential
Significant years of post registration emergency nursing experience. Relevant years of working as Band 6 level in the Emergency Department or emergency care setting.
Desirable
Clinical supervision experience.
Skills Essential
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge Essential
Sound knowledge of the principles and practices of emergency care
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)