Job summary
Employer heading
3F Surgical HDU Nurse - Band 5
Band 5
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are recruiting for experienced nurses to join our friendly and dynamic Surgical Monitored Unit at The Royal London Hospital.
Our Surgical Monitoring Unit is at the forefront of delivering acute post-operative care for elective patients outside of the critical care environment. The unit will be on a ‘green pathway’ with the patients screened prior to admission and protected from other areas. The Unit will comprise of 8 level 2 patients and 6 enhanced care patients, predominantly general abdominal surgery, including major cancer cases, gynae-oncology surgery, neurosurgical surgery and hepatobiliary.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic nurses with initiative and a willingness to learn. We aim to build a unit with high standards staffed by a variety of experience from newly qualified nurses through to nurses who have worked in a level 2 environment. Our practice development nurses have established an education programme for all levels of training needs.
As we develop our service we will look to start a rotation programme though our four wards including experience in theatres and critical care. We strive to ensure our nurses thrive in our service, we have an open door policy for anyone working in our division. We have a focus on our staff health and wellbeing and will continue to keep them are the forefront of the service as it build and develops.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The aim of this post is to provide direct patient care and enhance the well being of patients by developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing knowledge through a lifelong learning approach.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN
- Intravenous accreditation
- Mentorship
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years' post graduate experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Stanton
- Job title
- Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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