Job summary
Medicine Board is seeking a highly motivated Band 6 Nurse who is enthusiastic about practice development, infection and medical specialties.
We are looking for a Nurse with experience of inpatient medical wards to work with our teams to contribute to providing the best care for our patients across 2 divisions within medicine board (Infection and Medical Specialties).
Applicants need to be strong communicators and demonstrate an ability to train, assess, educate and develop others, work well autonomously and within a creative team.
You will work with the Medicine board CPF team, Matrons, Sisters and Nurse's in Charge to develop best practice and nursing skills. You will have the opportunity to work across several wards and departments and will be required to work with all staff to support with their education and development.
Main duties of the job
You will help to develop and implement a training needs analysis and proactively engage with education and research agendas for Nursing. You will also work with the wider community of Clinical Practice Facilitators, educational staff and others at all levels across the Trust; creating excellent opportunities for your professional development.
This role will provide you with an excellent scope and support for furthering your knowledge of undergraduate and post graduate education, practice based and academic learning.
For further information and to arrange an informal visit or meeting please contact Sydonie Ashmeade Sutherland, Lead CPF, University College London Hospital. 02034470832
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Teaching or mentor course
- BSc /degree or working towards
Desirable
- Qualification in this specialty
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 18 months' post-registration experience, plus
- Minimum 18 months' relevant clinical experience at Band 5 (or above)
- Demonstrates evidence of being part of change implementation
- Demonstrates evidence of well developed clinical practice
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multi -disciplinary team.
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Communicates with patients, carers and colleagues in an empathetic manner
- Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence-based practice
- Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Quality
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Respects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
Assessment and Care Planning to Meet Health and Wellbeing Needs
Essential
- Prioritises own workload
- Prioritises workload of others
- Acts on own initiative and problem-solves utilising resources available
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
- Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards
Information collection and analysis
Desirable
- Able to use IT to disseminate information e.g. e-mail, Power Point, and Excel
- Able to support staff to achieve computer literacy
Learning and Development, Capacity and capability, Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to work on/under own initiative
- Demonstrates commitment to act as preceptor/facilitator
- Demonstrates understanding of research- based practice
- Able to support staff in acquisition of essential clinical skills and non-technical skills
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
Desirable
- Able to educate and teach others in a range of settings, e.g. formal/informal, trust-wide/local
- Able to plan and deliver teaching sessions/programmes
- Demonstrates awareness of contemporary issues in nursing and health care
- Able to evaluate the impact of practice development activities
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Teaching or mentor course
- BSc /degree or working towards
Desirable
- Qualification in this specialty
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 18 months' post-registration experience, plus
- Minimum 18 months' relevant clinical experience at Band 5 (or above)
- Demonstrates evidence of being part of change implementation
- Demonstrates evidence of well developed clinical practice
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates the importance of working as part of a multi -disciplinary team.
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Communicates with patients, carers and colleagues in an empathetic manner
- Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
Service Improvement
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence-based practice
- Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of change methodology and practice
Quality
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. Risk Management, audit & quality
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Respects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
Assessment and Care Planning to Meet Health and Wellbeing Needs
Essential
- Prioritises own workload
- Prioritises workload of others
- Acts on own initiative and problem-solves utilising resources available
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
- Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards
Information collection and analysis
Desirable
- Able to use IT to disseminate information e.g. e-mail, Power Point, and Excel
- Able to support staff to achieve computer literacy
Learning and Development, Capacity and capability, Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to work on/under own initiative
- Demonstrates commitment to act as preceptor/facilitator
- Demonstrates understanding of research- based practice
- Able to support staff in acquisition of essential clinical skills and non-technical skills
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
Desirable
- Able to educate and teach others in a range of settings, e.g. formal/informal, trust-wide/local
- Able to plan and deliver teaching sessions/programmes
- Demonstrates awareness of contemporary issues in nursing and health care
- Able to evaluate the impact of practice development activities
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).
