Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Nurse/AHP Consultant - Band 8b

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Job summary

Join our Team as a dynamic Nurse/AHP Consultant at Kingston Hospital.

Are you a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Nurse or AHP Consultant? We have an exciting opportunity within the Medical Division at Kingston Hospital that you won't want to miss!

As a Nurse/AHP Consultant, you will play a crucial role in establishing and leading a team of trainee and qualified ACPs. Your primary focus will be on providing exceptional quality care to patients across our Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the seven medical and Care of the Elderly wards. We are looking for a candidate who can bring leadership, clinical expertise, and a passion for delivering outstanding patient care to our team.

Main duties of the job

Demonstrate excellent communication skills and establish effective partnerships both internally and externally to drive service development.
Communicate effectively in demanding and challenging situations, serving as a team player.
Work collaboratively with the ward teams, providing expert guidance and hands-on clinical practice.
To work as an expert, independent and highly visible autonomous clinical practitioner through hands on clinical practice, facilitation, and clinical consultation for a defined case load on a ward.

About us

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance.

-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018

- Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

Caring, Safe, Responsible, Value Each Other, Inspiring

Date posted

27 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,408 to £73,961 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-5389180-MA-SC-Z-C

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Rd

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see attached JD.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, possess the required qualifications and experience, and resonate with our values, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see attached JD.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, possess the required qualifications and experience, and resonate with our values, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Qualified RGN or equivalent
Advanced Clinical Practice Masters
Non-Medical prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

Expert knowledge of Medicine and COE
Demonstrate experience of working at Senior Level
Advanced assessment and diagnostic skills

Skills

Essential

Excellent written, IT & verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate highly sensitive information to patients and relatives using empathy and reassurance, gain co-operation where required and overcome barriers to understanding
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and able to work on own initiative

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Qualified RGN or equivalent
Advanced Clinical Practice Masters
Non-Medical prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

Expert knowledge of Medicine and COE
Demonstrate experience of working at Senior Level
Advanced assessment and diagnostic skills

Skills

Essential

Excellent written, IT & verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate highly sensitive information to patients and relatives using empathy and reassurance, gain co-operation where required and overcome barriers to understanding
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and able to work on own initiative

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Rd

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Rd

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)