Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 14 months (Post will end 03/01/2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work time is Monday - Friday 07:30 - 15:30)
- Job ref
- 343-7421944-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Manager -Same Day Emergency Care Department(fixed term Mat Cover)
NHS AfC: Band 7
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for clear description of Job Roles and Responsibilities for this role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-registration experience within the specialty (minimum 5 years)
- NMC Registered Adult Nurse
- BSc or evidence of study at level 6 with ability to complete BSc
- Teaching and assessing course (i.e. Mentorship or equivalent)
- ILS
- Safeguarding level 3
Desirable criteria
- MSc or evidence of study at level 7
- ALS
- Level 1 or 2 Trauma
- Management and leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-registration experience within the specialty (minimum 5 years)
- Experience of team and shift management
- Experience in conducting appraisals
Desirable criteria
- Experience in service improvement implementation
- Experience in research
- Experience in audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the application of evidence based practice and knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
- Ability to create an environment which facilitates learning
- Commitment to self-development and development of others
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of change management theories
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed leadership skills
- Excellent verbal, written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others
- Working with excel
- Ability to chair and organise meetings Interview 13 South West London Acute Provider Collaborative
- Ability to work flexibly within an emergency setting.
- Triage trained
- Computer literate
PERSONAL
Essential criteria
- Committed to team working, motivated and able to motivate others
- Enthusiasm for specialty
- Demonstrates caring and sensitive approach
- Flexible and adaptable approach, responsive to changing needs
- Well organised and resourceful
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Stephen Acton
- Job title
- Clinical Matron - Emergency Department / SDEC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07734109938
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