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Job summary

Main area
Surgical ward
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time)
Job ref
259-225005RLH-61AD
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

10E Surgical wards Nurse - Band 5

Band 5

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Surgery across the Royal London Hospital has been redesigned to ensure we provide excellent care for all our patients. Ward 10E has been instrumental in tackling the challenges ahead and reducing our waiting times for urgent surgical care. Wards 10E manage the following specialties:

Surgical Admission ward: The ward works closely with our emergency department. Our main aim is to create a smooth admission pathway from the front door to go through either our emergency surgical ambulatory care unit or onto our admissions ward.

Vascular Care Unit: Dedicated beds to the management and care of our vascular patients. This will involve close MDT working for patients requiring urgent and emergent vascular procedures.

Main duties of the job

Nurses working on these wards will develop expert knowledge in assessment, complex wound management, care of cancer patients, management of vascular conditions and effective patient flow.

We are looking for enthusiastic nurses with a variety of experience who will use there initiative to improve service delivery. We need nurses who are willing to adapt and work with the vascular team to ensure we embed these changes for the benefit of our patients. Our practice development nurses and vascular nurse specialists provide day to day support and have established an education programme for all your training needs.

As we develop our service we will look to start a rotation programme though our four wards including experience in theatres and critical care. We strive to ensure our nurses thrive in our service, we have an open door policy for anyone working in our division. 

The Government has announced that the legal requirement for all NHS workers in England, to be double vaccinated, is currently under legislative review.

We do however encourage those in roles that have face to face contact with patients to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless they are medically exempt), and are continuing to support the vaccination uptake for all staff as this remains the best line of defence.

Working for our organisation

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The aim of this post is to provide direct patient care and enhance the well being of patients by developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing knowledge through a lifelong learning approach. 

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • RGN/RN
  • Intravenous accreditation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous ward experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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
Wilsy Johnson
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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