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Job summary

Main area
Acute Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Able to work weekends, weekdays or nights)
Job ref
196-NM11505
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£42,471 - £50,364 p.a inc HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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Senior Staff Nurse - Acute Stroke & Neuro-rehabilitation (Mark Ward)

Band 6

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

We have vacancy on Mark ward for a Band 6 senior staff nurse.

Are you a motivated, enthusiastic nurse with extensive post-registration experience in patient care and the emergency pathway? If so we would like you to join our team! Mark Ward is an acute stroke and neuro -rehabilitation unit at GSTT. We have strong team work an active development and support culture and are launching a brand new Leadership programme. 

As an essential part of the role you will be able to provide strong clinical leadership and assist the ward manager and deputies in leading the team, ensuring a high standard of care is delivered to patients and their families.

Mark Ward has a committed multidisciplinary team who take an active role in the development of their staff and the service.

Closing date: 1st May 2024 at Midnight 

Interview Date: 9th May  2024

Main duties of the job

The Senior Staff role on Mark Ward forms integral in providing and contributing to stable and safe leadership within Stroke and Neurorehabilitation discipline at GSTT. We are a 28 bed Ward.

The duties and responsibilities of the post holder include supporting the nursing and MDT workforce in contributing to and delivering high standards of Clinical  Leadership, Clinical expertise with commitment to excellent standards of patient care, supporting in processes relating to people management ,  providing Training and Education to peers and new staff,  supporting and leading the team in adhering to areas of compliance and governance whilst utilising proficient  communication skills to support our patients and staff.

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 around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. 

Organisational Values:

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it.  It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. 

The post holder will:

  • Put patients first
  • Take pride in what they do
  • Respect others
  • Strive to be the best
  • Act with integrity

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*Please see detailed job description and person specification attached for further information about this role

 

Person specification

Value and Behaviour

Essential criteria
  • Value and Behaviour

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 1st level nurse
  • Knowledge of current medical conditions and patient assessment
  • Mentorship qualification / SSSA&P
Desirable criteria
  • Stroke Module
  • Knowledge of current stroke pathway

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to lead and manage staff groups
  • Current relevant clinical practice experience
  • Advanced communication skills and management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership course
  • Tracheostomy trained
  • NG Competency
  • ILS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience at band 5
  • Acute health care setting experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing people
  • Experience in complex discharge planning
  • Experience working in Stroke / Neuro Rehab Units

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
Pamela Magtibay
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02071852894
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