Staff Nurse

Job summary

Build a firm foundation of experience by working with a friendly, professional and encouraging team who are focused on being a centre of excellence for a wide variety of surgical procedures and treatments.

Riverside Ward is home to our elective surgery hub, and it is getting bigger! We are expanding our elective surgical capacity and are looking for enthusiastic band 5 nurses with a keen interest in surgical nursing to come work with us. It is fast paced area and is home to several surgical specialties including General Surgery, Urology, Breast, Plastics, and Colorectal. In addition the ward supports a day case interventional radiology pathway and an intensive care step down pathway for our elective patients. Furthermore we are a highly sought after placement for student nurses.

We welcome applications from nurses with some ward experience who are keen to become experts in surgical nursing. Induction for new team members is three weeks which is organised by the Matron prior to your start date. This ensures you have adequate time to become familiar with the ward environment and our patient caseload. Each staff member is also allocated a Band 6 Team Leader to mentor you and support your development.

At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. You'll be working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
• To keep up to date with skills and knowledge

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

London

W6 8RF

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

London

W6 8RF

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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