Registered Nurse - Surgical Inpatients

Job description

Job responsibilities

Registered Nurse – Surgical Inpatients | Maidstone

Full Time Permanent | Competitive Salary in line with agenda for change.

KIMS Hospital is the largest independent hospital in Kent and we care about our staff. We support our staff in building a career and encourage them to feel their worth and enjoy their time at work. Our One Team culture creates a working environment that offers you the time to care, whilst developing new skills, and strengthening existing ones. 

Due to a growth in service we have an exciting opportunity for a strong and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Surgical Inpatients team as a Staff Nurse. You will be a key member of our multi-disciplinary Inpatient team, assessing, planning and delivering care based on individual patient needs. This role is ideally suited to a registered nurse who is completely patient focused, with a proven ability to provide healthcare at its best and would like to progress their career in a clinical environment that promotes staff development.  Experience in surgical nursing is desirable but not essential.

This is a 37.5 hour per week contract working 3 shifts per week between Monday - Sunday 07:30 - 20:00 or 19:30 - 08:15 on a rota basis

Role Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate good clinical practice at all times and be accountable for own actions, working within the NMC code of conduct
• Assess, plan and deliver patient care from admission to discharge
• Support and act as role model for junior staff, promoting a learning environment
• Maintain accurate records of patient care.
• Promote and initiate innovation and new ideas in methods of care delivery and effective use of resources, direct resource planning, ensuring maximum utilisation of skills and knowledge.

Person Specification:

• Qualified Nurse with current NMC PIN
• Post-registration clinical experience
• Be confident in building relationships with the ability to easily engage with others including consultants, colleagues and patients.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Good verbal and written communication skills

KIMS Hospital employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Free Secure Staff Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Private Health Insurance
• 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
• Life Assurance
• Annual Flu Vaccination
• Free Eye Test
• Relocation packages available

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

Whilst we make every effort to contact all candidates we often receive a high volume of applications. if you do not receive a reply within 1 working week, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Previous applicants need not apply.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, Diane would be happy to help. Please give her a call on 01622 237634 or email recruitment@kims.org.uk.

Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.   Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Nurse with current NMC PIN

Desirable

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Experience

Essential

• Post-registration clinical experience
• Be confident in building relationships with the ability to easily engage with others including consultants, colleagues and patients.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

• -

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

KIMS Hospital

Address

Newnham Court Way

Weavering

Maidstone

Kent

ME14 5FT

Employer's website

https://kims.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)