Job summary
Are you a dedicated and motivated nurse/ODP with experience in cardiac and thoracic surgery? Do you have a passion for excellence, patient safety and high quality care? Join our expert and dynamic Cardiothoracic Team at St. George's Hospital delivering exceptional care to patients . This is a rewarding opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to compassionate care, clinical excellence , safety and continuous improvement.
We are looking for compassionate professionals who are
- able to prioritise in a busy clinical settings
- adaptable and enthusiastic
- assertive and confident in decision making
- strong communicators and effective team players
- capable of using their own initiative while maintain high standards of care
Main duties of the job
We have 33 operating theatres between St George's and Queen Mary's Hospitals . Our staff work in teams and we are committed to keeping our focus on giving Outstanding Care, Every Time to our patients.
The main duties of this job role is to providing excellent nursing care. As skills and competencies develop, taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the theatre area or department on a regular basis.
- Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance to Trust's polices
- As skills and competencies develop, taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the theatre area or on a regular basis.
- Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
- Working to support cardiothoracic theatres services including on-call commitment.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document which contains more and the person specification for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document which contains more and the person specification for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Clinical Experience & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general) or Operating Department Practitioner
Desirable
- A minimum of 6 months post registration experience in operating theatres.
- A minimum of 6 months clinical experience in Paediatric, Obstetrics and Gynaecology theatres
- Experience in robotic surgery.
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Desirable
- Experience in Cerner iClip Surginet Perioperative documentation system.
- Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the theatre Nurse-in-charge (NIC) on a regular basis.
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
- Practice Supervisor (PS) qualification
- Practice Assessor (PA) qualification
- Surgical First Assistant (SFA) qualification
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- Sound verbal and written communication.
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Clinical Experience & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general) or Operating Department Practitioner
Desirable
- A minimum of 6 months post registration experience in operating theatres.
- A minimum of 6 months clinical experience in Paediatric, Obstetrics and Gynaecology theatres
- Experience in robotic surgery.
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Desirable
- Experience in Cerner iClip Surginet Perioperative documentation system.
- Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the theatre Nurse-in-charge (NIC) on a regular basis.
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
- Practice Supervisor (PS) qualification
- Practice Assessor (PA) qualification
- Surgical First Assistant (SFA) qualification
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- Sound verbal and written communication.
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
Desirable
- Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
