Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Site Practitioner - Band 7

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Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge that combines leadership with clinical work? We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Practitioner join our Unplanned Care Division in the Site Management Team. Do you have the ability to prioritize your workload, drive transformation and promote a can-do attitude? If so, this is the role for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse to join the site management team who will work alongside the Advanced site practitioners. Site Practitioners work with the medical and nursing teams to provide senior nursing support to the ward areas, ensuring the safety of the hospital. This includes the provision of general management support to the hospital departments and the provision of advanced clinical nursing skills to the medical, surgical, and orthopaedic wards.

This is a busy, demanding, and challenging role. In return this post offers significant development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.

Main duties of the job

As a Site Practitioner you will be supporting the Advanced Site Practitioners in the safe and timely admission, transfer and discharge of patients, and a point of escalation out of hours for a wide variety of incidents and emergencies.As the post holder you will ensure the provision of high quality patient care throughout the trust, ensuring professional standards and trust objectives are adhered to.Out of hours you will also work alongside the medical and nursing teams ensuring safe practice and providing the wards with senior and clinical support.You will be responsible for carrying out addition advanced Clinical skills.A solid professional background, good decision-making skills and excellent communication skills will combine to enable you to master the day-to-day management of this busy role.

About us

Rated 'Outstanding by the CQC', Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and vibrant part of the country, close to London with excellent transport links, 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 are a leading provider of diagnostic and treatment services to over 350,000 people locally, and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in patient-focused care, day surgery, and maternity services.Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five 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

Details

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum incl HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-6673007-GO-PB-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting document attached, ensuring that your application refers specifically to the person specifications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting document attached, ensuring that your application refers specifically to the person specifications.

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • ENB 998 or equivalent.

Desirable

  • ALS

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of advanced decision-making skills and the application of professional judgement in complex situations with significant years of recent clinical post-registration experience, and relevant experience as Band 6
  • Significant years of experience in an acute setting.
  • Experience in 'teaching & assessing' in clinical practice.

skills

Essential

  • Leadership skills. Well-developed understanding of scope of professional practice/professional accountability.
  • Effective communication skills, negotiation skills. Decision making/Problem solving skills and IT skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload. Able to demonstrate initiative and work autonomously. Ability to act as a professional role model.
Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • ENB 998 or equivalent.

Desirable

  • ALS

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of advanced decision-making skills and the application of professional judgement in complex situations with significant years of recent clinical post-registration experience, and relevant experience as Band 6
  • Significant years of experience in an acute setting.
  • Experience in 'teaching & assessing' in clinical practice.

skills

Essential

  • Leadership skills. Well-developed understanding of scope of professional practice/professional accountability.
  • Effective communication skills, negotiation skills. Decision making/Problem solving skills and IT skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload. Able to demonstrate initiative and work autonomously. Ability to act as a professional role model.

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.

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.

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 NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy road

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 NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Advanced Site Practitioner

Elizabeth Tippett

elizabethtippett@nhs.net

02089343157

Details

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum incl HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-6673007-GO-PB-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Supporting documents

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