About this role
Job summary
As a band 6, you would play a clinical role whereby the post holder will be responsible for the provision of quality patient care on Galen Unit working in the vein's procedure day care unit, Line service, Nurse led wound clinics and pre assessment.
Main duties of the job
- To be a clinical expert in vascular day case procedures and wound management.
- As an experienced, knowledgeable and educated member of the team you will be expected to work with the team in delivering a high quality, safe and effective vascular line service. Training will be provided
- Within the department you will be required to support other services such as recovery and vascular pre assessment.
- To promote and ensure continued development of the service in line with the trust, local and national initiatives.
- To effectively manage and lead the nursing and work proactivity with the multidisciplinary team in conjunction with the senior Vascular nurse specialist.
- To provide support for the patient pathway and ensure patients receive high quality seamless care.
- The role includes supervising and supporting junior registered and unregistered Staff, promoting professional development and clinical excellence.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education Essential
BSc level education experience in scrub skills recovery skills
Desirable
assessor/ mentor experience knowledge of outpatient setting
Knowledge and experience Essential
Wide experience in vascular surgery speciality wound care mangement
Desirable
pre assessment experience experience in PICC line and midline placement and management
skills, abilities and attributes Essential
Clinical skills relevant to vascular surgical patients ability to communicate with patients; to give information and educate
Desirable
Highly flexible
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Hospital
Watford rd
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)