Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiothoracic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Full Time, Internal Rotation, Days, Nights, Weekends, Bank Holidays
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, nights, weekends, bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 196-NM12820
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Thomas Hospital
- Town
- london
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 p.a. inclusive of Outer London HCA (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/05/2025
Employer heading
Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Ward - Doulton Ward
NHS AfC: Band 5
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 are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is keen to work in a fast - paced ward setting in a leading Cardiovascular Centre. You will need to be a highly motivated nurse who is committed to delivering high standards of care and can demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills. If you are looking for a career in Cardiovascular nursing, then this is your chance to join a friendly and supportive team at St Thomas Hospital.
The accreditation team visited Doulton ward in November 2024 and on this occasion the ward achieved a Silver Award. Our priority is to deliver excellent patient care and are proud that the accreditation team has recognised our services and hard work.
Closing date: 9th May 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work under the guidance of the Ward Manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care and staff development, as part of the ward team.
To assist in the continuing professional development and overall performance of learners and junior staff in the clinical area.
The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with the guidance and support of more senior staff.
To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to experience for any area specified.
The post holder will be accountable for their nursing practice, adhere to the policies and protocols of the Trust and the NMC. He/she will have a responsibility for their own personal and professional development with the support of the ward and Trust. .
Working for our organisation
Doulton Ward is a 25-bedded surgical ward caring for a range of patients pre and post complex cardiovascular surgery. Surgeries include open and minimally invasive cardiac surgery including valve repair and replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.
Our Practice Education Team will support you through a supernumerary period during your orientation to the ward and the hospital. You will have the opportunity to attend in-house study days and regular surgical team days to support your learning and keep you up to date with current practice. Following orientation and completion of relevant competencies, you will have the opportunity to access university-based post-graduate courses.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Patient/customer care (both direct & indirect
Seeking advice/guidance as necessary:
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meeting the needs of the patients.
A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, pathological, spiritual, socio-economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality.
Implement a nursing plan for an assigned group of patients indicating assessment and re-assessment formulated for individual care pathways and discharge planning.
Prioritise workload according to changing clinical need for shift.
Maintain excellent clinical standards of nursing practice.
Act as a patient advocate in line with the NHS plan.
Contribute to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward/department.
Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records).
Participate in conducting nursing audits to achieve the agreed standards.
Contribute to and participate in the process of setting goals and benchmarking standards ensuring CQUIN targets are met.
In conjunction with the staff team, contribute to developing and maintaining a ward/department ethos and provide a standard approach to the delivery of excellent nursing care.
To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, core behaviours, and the Trust Nursing strategy.
To be aware of the Trust’s framework of clinical governance and patient safety walk rounds within the ward or department area, seeking advice or guidance where necessary.
Identify and report clinical risks to the ward/departmental Sister/Charge nurse, Modern Matron so that appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the Trust risk management policy.
To provide a suitable and safe environment for the physical, psychological and spiritual well being of staff, patients/clients and their relatives/carers, seeking guidance or advice where necessary.
Record and report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.
Collaborating with other members of the ward team to ensure the patients needs are met to a consistently high standard.
To delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care. (for example, when taking supervised charge or as a link nurse)
To actively promote a healthy lifestyle for patients and staff in line with national strategy requirements.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- NMC PIN
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Teaching skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Organised time management
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
Desirable criteria
- Good communication skills
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice
- cardiovascular Experience / cardiology Experience
Desirable criteria
- Depending on previous experience the candidate may be expected to supervise Junior Staff
- Post registration course / study day relevant to cardiovascular surgery
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
- Heather West
- Job title
- Ward Manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071888841
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