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Job summary

Main area
Elective Surgery
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7144954
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chase Farm Hospital
Town
Enfield
Salary
£34,521 - £41,956 per annum (pro-rata) including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Surgical Ward

Band 5

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Staff Nurse band 5- Elective Surgery

Are you a nurse looking to work within a friendly team.  A 10 month secondment for a nurse who is interested in developing skills and experience within the speciality of surgery, then we would love to hear from you. If you join us you will have the opportunity to develop skills and experience in:

 

You will work as a part of the Multidisciplinary Team with additional support from our Clinical Practice Educator, and Nurse Specialists. There are many learning opportunities available including wound and pain management, health promotion, patient education, attending pre- operative teaching and pre-assessment clinic, pre-operative care, intra operative observation and discharge planning. Surgical nursing is highly rewarding and will provide you with plenty of scope to develop further specialist skills and roles.

 

  • Mentorship from our dynamic supportive team
  • Comprehensive Preceptorship and individually tailored training.
  • Leadership skills for the talented and aspiring leaders of the future.
  • Internal Transfer Scheme
  • Nurseries and childcare vouchers
  • Keep Fit schemes and access to staff gym and swimming pool
  • Our hospitals are located close to many attractions with easy and fast transport links to central London

Informal visits are welcome. Please contact:

Nef Duncan, Ward Manager - Tel: 0208 375 2600.

Main duties of the job

  • Post-operative care for patients following: Gynaecology, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, ENT, and maxillofacial surgeries.
  • Post -operative care of orthopaedic patients includes: joint replacement, spinal surgery, and upper and lower limb surgery.
  • Work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team to rehabilitate patients following surgery and planning their discharge home.
  • Rotation to ESCU (Enhanced Surgical Care Unit)  and PACU (Post Anaesthetic Care Unit) to develop skills and knowledge. 

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. We are ranked amongst the best English Trusts for mortality rates and CQC rates us as overall “Good”. We also offer the following benefits.

 

  • Mentorship from our dynamic supportive team
  • Comprehensive Preceptorship and individually tailored training.
  • Leadership skills for the talented and aspiring leaders of the future.
  • Internal Transfer Scheme
  • Nurseries and childcare vouchers
  • Keep Fit schemes and access to staff gym and swimming pool
  • Our hospitals are located close to many attractions with easy and fast transport links to central London

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • First Level Registration
  • Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Post qualification in relevant speciality
  • Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
  • Awareness of current professional nursing issues
  • Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
  • Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload
  • Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
  • Skilled in use of computer/key board
  • Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
  • Ability to work well within a team
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Ability to lead change and service improvement
  • Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements
  • To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care

Personal Qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
  • Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
  • Enthusiastic and assertive
  • Adaptable to change
  • Diplomatic and calm
  • To be flexible and approachable
  • Ability to work rotating shifts

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nefreteria Duncan
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02083752600
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