Job summary
- Main area
- Major trauma ward
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working long day shifts and night shifts across a 7 day service)
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1951
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Major Trauma Nurse
6
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 16,000 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
Would you like to work in one of the best Major Trauma Centres in the country?
At St Mary’s Major Trauma Ward we look after patients who have gone through life changing experiences, such as road traffic collisions, violent assaults, suicide attempts, significant falls and much, much more.
Our patients can have severe life threatening injuries and include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord and column injuries, cardiothoracic injuries, orthopaedic and plastic injuries, maxillofacial trauma and general surgical trauma.
Our Trauma ward is a fast paced environment , which will exposes you to a broad range of surgical and medical specialities working together to get the best outcome for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a role model for junior staff members in the delivery of a consistent high standard of nursing practice.
They will deputise for the Matron and will support the leadership and management of the Trauma ward with particular emphasis on quality and clinical standards.
They will have continuing clinical responsibility for managing the wards in the absence of the Matron which will include:
- understanding finances
- Maintaining a safe staff ratio
- Delegation and supervision of all grades of staff
- Be visible and approachable for patients, staff and visitors.
- Provide clinical support for the nursing staff and maintain a high level of trauma care is provided.
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. Please talk to us at interview.
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
- Current Nursing Registration as NMC General Nurse with no restrictions.
- Recognised Qualification diploma level or above
- Demonstrate commitment to professional development
- Leadership / management experience
Desirable criteria
- Management and Leadership training
- Trauma course/ Consider Trauma experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in a fast paced acute ward environment
- Has experience working in an acute NHS setting
- Management and Leadership training/ experience within an acute MTC setting.
- Understands the trauma pathway and has experience of trauma nursing care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the trauma pathway and trauma nursing care within a trauma centre
- Management and Leadership training
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Planning , prioritising and organisational skills whilst working as a member of the team
- Understanding the trauma pathway and specialist trauma nursing skills
- Completed Audits and improvement ideas within a ward setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sara Logan
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033122383
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