Senior Staff Nurse - Richmond Ward

Job summary

To support and deputise for the Ward Manager and Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the provision of outstanding nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources. To carry out the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the ward or department. To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff, including pre and post registration students. To act as a source of specialist information for staff, patients and visitors.

Main duties of the job

1.2 To provide leadership, motivating the ward /department team to ensureexcellent nursing care, providing support and the supervision of more junior staff.1.3 To ensure that all nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.1.4 In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, be responsible for setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care particularly for patients with multiple needs who require complex packages of care.1.5 Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.1.6 To manage the ward/department in the absence of the Ward Manager, co-ordinating the clinical team and delegating duties as appropriate, maintaining safe staffing levels and informing the Senior Nurse of any problems or incidents that might arise.1.7 Ensuring that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, mon

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.