Staff Nurse- Somerset Ward (Plastics)
Closed for applications on: 9-May-2024 07:46
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 9-May-2024 07:46
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Thomas' Hospital
- Address
- Westminster Bridge Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE17EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £34,089 - £41,498 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Trust Wide
- Interview date
- 20/05/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you a registered nurse looking for a new challenge? If yes, then Guys and St. Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is the Trust for you!
We currently have vacancies in Somerset Ward (Plastics) within our Surgery Directorate for full time Band 5 registered nurses. The successful candidates will have an amazing opportunity to work alongside some of the most experienced and innovative clinicians in the field of plastics surgery.
Your career goals are important to us and we believe in supporting our staff to develop the career that is right for them. We provide support in continuous learning and professional development by offering Level 6 & 7 specialised modules.
Somerset Ward is a 16-bedded plastic surgery ward where patients are admitted for surgical procedures electively and through accident & emergency and tertiary referrals from other hospitals. Patient care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with strong support from the multidisciplinary team including allied health professionals.
We specialise in:
- Breast Reconstruction which includes (DIEP flaps, LD flaps, Tram flaps)
- Other reconstruction procedures including: ALT flaps, nasal reconstruction and various local flaps.
- Skin grafts to various parts of the body.
- Simple and complex wound dressings, which includes: total negative pressure (eg. VAC therapy)
- We also specialise in looking after patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) post surgery.
Closing Date8th May 2024 at Midnight
Interview Date: 20th May 2024
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The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programs of care, implementation and evaluation of these programs without direct supervision. At times they will have management responsibility for being in-charge of the department and supervising junior members of staff.
The post holder will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional actions. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.
The post requires applicant to be able to work under pressure, demonstrate excellent clinical nursing and communication skills, willingness to learn and develop new skills and strive to provide the optimum care for patients and their relatives.
If you are hardworking, keen to develop your skills and have a positive attitude towards patient care and team working in the field of plastic Surgery then we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Act as a role model, demonstrating highly specialist skilled practice that
is underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practice
experience. - Facilitate and guide the practice based learning to ensure that it is fit for
purpose for all students. - Monitoring and assessing the newly qualified staff to
ensure that practitioner meets the planned
developmental outcomes to practice safely and
effectively. - Contribute to the development of training programmes for improving
the practice and competence of all staff groups. - Facilitate and deliver training to universal children services staff and
other professionals internally and externally, as relevant. - Carry out learning needs assessments to plan appropriate training to
be delivered through the Evelina Practice Development hub and
evaluate all training. - Work in collaboration with the GSTT Education, Training &
Development department, and the service managers to ensure
appropriate training is commissioned for the workforce. Holding the
central database for commissioning of courses. - Plan, implement and evaluate a range of teaching and learning
programmes and opportunities to meet the learning outcomes and
needs of the staff. - Undertake relevant train-the-trainer training (as agreed by the HON)
in order to provide in-house training for the workforce. - Provide support to other staff in relation to training and development.
- Participate in the assessment and monitoring of quality relating to all
education and training activities of the Hub. - Undertake competency assessments of staff, on request.
- Promote the use of best practice and research throughout own
teaching and practice and encouraging the wider workforce to
demonstrate evidence based practice.
*Please see attached job description for full details*
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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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.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
- Evidence of Continuous Professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
- SSSAP / Mentorship Course
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experience of co-ordinating a shift
- Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff/ students
- Able to manage difficult situations
Additional Information
Essential criteria
- The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Flexible and positive approach to work
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sheryl Abulencia
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071854367
- Additional information
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