Job summary
The redevelopment of Whipps Cross is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a new hospital from scratch. It is also a unique chance to be at the forefront of national efforts to transform how healthcare is provided for local people, as set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan. Do you wish to be part of this journey with us?
First opening over a hundred years ago, our team at Whipps Cross have one of the busiest A&E departments in the country with more than 152,000 patients attending each year. Other departments are just as busy with over 77,000 inpatient stays and 381,000 outpatient appointments.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Surgery & Cancer in the recruitment of a highly motivated and dynamic band 6 nurse for Rowan Ward. The successful candidate must be an innovative, hardworking and enthusiastic adult nurse with a broad range of skills and experiences. You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. We are seeking to appoint a compassionate and caring nurse who will be able to work closely with the ward manager to deliver outstanding care for the patients in East London & beyond.
Main duties of the job
London is one of the most exciting places in the world to live and work. While you work in our hospital, you will meet people from all over the world and from all walks of life and you will never be bored. London has so much to offer you in your spare time, whatever your hobbies or interests, yet we are in the heart of east London, and you will very much be part of your local community. This part of London is a fantastic place to live and work, with a bustling, community feel and beautiful green spaces.
For more information or to discuss in more detail please contact
Zurka Iqbal (Senior Nurse- Surgery)- zurka.iqbal1@nhs.net or Mohamed Maudarbocus (Matron-Surgery)- mohamedaliyousouf.maudarbocus@nhs.net
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
- Intravenous accreditation
- Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
- Specialist Clinical Course relevant to area or equivalent
- Fulfils KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 5)
Desirable
- BSc Nursing or working towards
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to treat everyone with whom s/he comes into contact with dignity and respect
Desirable
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
- Experience of Equal Opportunity polices and procedures
- Ability to identify and take action when own or other's undermines equality and diversity
- Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/colleagues.
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
Desirable
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
Service Improvement
Essential
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services
Desirable
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
- Ability to lead the nursing team in service improvement
Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
- Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
- Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Can demonstrate a knowledge of current and emerging health care issues
- Ability to identify deteriorating patients and take appropriate action
- Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
Information, collection and analysis
Essential
- Can prove a basic computer literacy in Windows and IT systems
- Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly
People Management
Essential
- Ability to plan allocate and supervise the work of a team
- Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process
Desirable
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance
Other
Essential
- CCU experience minimum 2 years
- ILS trained/ Ability to recognise rhythms form cardiac monitors and interpret the basics of ECG's
Desirable
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Intravenous accreditation
- Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
- Specialist Clinical Course relevant to area or equivalent
- Fulfils KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 5)
Desirable
- BSc Nursing or working towards
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Ability to treat everyone with whom s/he comes into contact with dignity and respect
Desirable
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
- Experience of Equal Opportunity polices and procedures
- Ability to identify and take action when own or other's undermines equality and diversity
- Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/colleagues.
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
Desirable
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
Service Improvement
Essential
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services
Desirable
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
- Ability to lead the nursing team in service improvement
Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
- Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
- Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Can demonstrate a knowledge of current and emerging health care issues
- Ability to identify deteriorating patients and take appropriate action
- Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
Information, collection and analysis
Essential
- Can prove a basic computer literacy in Windows and IT systems
- Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly
People Management
Essential
- Ability to plan allocate and supervise the work of a team
- Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process
Desirable
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance
Other
Essential
- CCU experience minimum 2 years
- ILS trained/ Ability to recognise rhythms form cardiac monitors and interpret the basics of ECG's
Desirable
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
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).
