Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Ward 22

The closing date is 25 May 2025

Job summary

Accountable to Deputy Service General Manager / Head of Nursing

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the nurse managers in providing high quality care. He / she will be prepared to work within the divisions as a Named Nurse, within a Team taking responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a clinically credible practitioner who can provide effective patient care in a range of clinical settings, having regard for relevant policies and the evidence base nursing.

The post holder will provide support and mentorship for students and junior nurses.

About us

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-HF6804

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Result Areas

Act as a Named Nurse within a Team taking responsibility, over an appropriate span of time, in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the multidisciplinary team, for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care from admission to discharge within the in-patient setting.

Be aware of current advances in clinical care and be able to facilitate the team members in implementation of evidence-based practice.

Take an active role in the continuing development and use of protocols and standards for nursing care.

Participate in evaluation, audit, and research of nursing care, and incorporate appropriate findings into practice.

Actively work to promote health and prevent ill health in staff, patients, and their relatives.

Promote and maintain a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues.

Check the readiness for use of emergency / special equipment and ensure all equipment in use is in good working order.

Have knowledge of recording relevant patient / nursing data on to computer

Ensure his / her own and junior staffs compliance with the NMC Guidelines for

Records and Record Keeping (1998) in all settings.

Accept responsibility for the administration, care, and custody of medicines, in accordance with legal requirements and NMC and Trust Guidelines on drug administration.

Attend mandatory annual updates in fire training, Basic Life Support, and maintain knowledge of relevant policies.

Have knowledge and understanding of all relevant Trust policies, including the Major Incident Plan, ensuring that junior colleagues are aware of such policies.

Have knowledge of and adhere to relevant parts of national legislation, including Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations, and Moving and Handling Regulations.

Transport people and / or items safely and to time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Ensures all biomedical investigations and interventions are undertaken safely and in a timely manner, reporting and documenting results appropriately and in line with legislation, policies and procedures.