About this role
Job summary
Croft Ward is looking for enthusiastic, well-motivated registered nurses with a strong commitment to providing excellent care to our patients and families, on a permanent full. Croft Ward specialises in Stroke, we have 20 Acute Stroke beds. The successful candidate will be expected to work with our extensive multidisciplinary team whilst supporting patients through their journey from admission to discharge, providing them with the highest quality healthcare and patient experience. In terms of the variety of experience you will gain as a registered nurse, it will be challenging but highly rewarding and will certainly develop your clinical and discharge planning skills as well as offering some great leadership opportunities. Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse - this is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn how to care for patients requiring a variety of nursing interventions. Training guidance will be given upon successful interviews, and full support from our senior nurses in the ward environment'
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nurse (Staff Nurse) you are required: To provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care To contribute to supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness in their own clinical To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner Good verbal and written communication skills Establish and maintain good communication with the Ward/Department administrative, housekeeping and domestic staff To be responsible for ensuring all patients and their relatives/carers are kept fully informed of patients' treatment/progress and discharge plans/after care. Undertake training around non invasive therapy and high flow oxygen therapy, as well as chest drains and other pleural procedure
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse on NMC Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Desirable
Degree or working towards
Experience Essential
Able to demonstrate the provision of evidence based nursing care Interest in Surgery
Desirable
Experience in Surgery Experience of using PC based NHS patient systems
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Understanding of the principles of managing a group of patients Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise. Knowledge and understanding of confidentially
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
Skills Essential
Good verbal and written and interpersonal skills ? Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care Sound clinical skills ? Ability to learn new skills ? Able to maintain clear and legible documentation Ability to communicate with patients (and their relatives or carers) who may have a range of complex health care issues, and a variety of sensory / communication / physical / mental health / language needs Planning and organisation skills
Desirable
Experience of using database
Abilities Essential
IT skills Time Management Ability to meet deadlines
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 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Epsom General Hospital
Dorking Road
Epsom
KT18 7EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)