Job summary
The Royal London Hospital is one of Europe's largest major trauma centres, and is nationally and internationally recognised for its work in advancing trauma care. On Ward 12F, you will become part of a team who thrives in cutting edge surgery and innovation.
12F also houses 8 beds for Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) , which is a part of the Major Trauma Service at the Royal London Hospital. This is a rehabilitation service that offers early, intensive rehabilitation in the Royal London Hospital for up to a maximum of 6 weeks.
As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for the neurosurgical, neurology and, ENT/Max-Fax Ward, you will play a central role in the care being provided to our patients, helping to further develop our excellent team members in line with the changing needs of the services. This is an exciting and rewarding role, which would be suitable for a candidate with leadership experience, and a strong track record of working collaboratively to maintain and develop safe, effective, and compassionate services. You will be working as part of a friendly and supportive team within Neurosciences and the Emergency Care & Trauma Division at the Royal London.
The successful candidate should have experience and strong interest in caring for patients with Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions.
Main duties of the job
To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized, holistic patient care in conjunction with the inter-professional team.The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical areas including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards on a shift basis and in the authorised absence of the Ward.The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse will participate in innovation and evidence based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team in close liaison with the Ward Manager and the Senior Nurse.The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential.To have delegated responsibility for the operational and management issues in the authorised absence of the Ward Manager and take on the leadership of specific projects as agreed with the Ward Manager.
As a proficient practitioner in adult nursing, the post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher.
They provide effective mentorship and preceptorship, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience including a minimum of 2 years recent experience within Neurosciences.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge in caring for patients with Head and Neck Injuries
- Knowledge in caring for patients with Tracheostomies and patients with Laryngectomies.
- Knowledge of caring for patients with Neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease, Guillian Barre Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease.
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policies.
- Is aware of how to identify and reduce risks with regards to health and wellbeing
- BSc or working towards
Skills
Essential
- Intravenous accreditation
- Moving and Handling
- Phlebotomy/Cannulation skills
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
- Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
- Demonstrate skills in ward management
- Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
- Demonstrate awareness of the nursing care needed by a wide range of medical patients under varying specialities.
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Ability to monitor the quality of own work and others
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience including a minimum of 2 years recent experience within Neurosciences.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge in caring for patients with Head and Neck Injuries
- Knowledge in caring for patients with Tracheostomies and patients with Laryngectomies.
- Knowledge of caring for patients with Neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease, Guillian Barre Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease.
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policies.
- Is aware of how to identify and reduce risks with regards to health and wellbeing
- BSc or working towards
Skills
Essential
- Intravenous accreditation
- Moving and Handling
- Phlebotomy/Cannulation skills
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
- Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
- Demonstrate skills in ward management
- Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
- Demonstrate awareness of the nursing care needed by a wide range of medical patients under varying specialities.
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Ability to monitor the quality of own work and others
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
