Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
The Major trauma ward is one of the four trauma centers in London. We provide nursing care for all trauma patients in the North-West of London. The Major Trauma
Ward is a 19 bedded ward delivering level 1 care to a complex group of poly-trauma patients including intracranial, spinal cord and column injuries, as well as cardiothoracic, vascular, orthopaedic, plastic, general surgery and maxillofacial injuries.
We are a busy and fast paced ward delivers expert care to patients with tracheostomies, chest drains, invasive analgesia and have five beds for patients requiring cardiac monitoring. Our daily multidisciplinary approach to patient care allows us to achieve the best outcomes for our patients, who may be facing life changing injuries as a result of trauma.
You will work as part of the trauma team delivering and ensuring an effective and high quality of care & service is delivered to every major trauma patient.
We are looking for a innovative, driven individual who is passionate about delivering high quality patient centered care to join our trauma team.
Main duties of the job
- You will work as registered nurse in the major trauma ward at St Mary's Hospital, providing high quality effective and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients.
- You will care and support patients as they are having treatment and work within the Multidisciplainary Team, liasing with the flow of patients throughout the trauma pathway ensuring gold standard nursing care is provided.
- You will also be working with the expectation to achieve and promote our Trust Values and monitor a safe and effective practice, enhance the patient experience,
- delivering high quality of care from admission to discharge of the trauma patient and contribute to the delivery of the trauma service.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Numeracy, and spoken and written English, to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements (Adult Basic Skills Literacy L2, Numeracy L1)
- Nursing Degree
- Registered Nurse with NMC Pin
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Placements in Trauma, Orthopaedics and or Neurosurgery is desirable
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Teaching. Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative.
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of speciality desirable
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of the role
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
- Filipa Mendonca
- Job title
- Major Trauma Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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