Senior Staff Nurse - Burns

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)

Job overview

You will have a desire to develop your leadership and mentoring skills and regularly be in charge of the burns ward acting as a strong role model for the wider team.

If you are successfully appointed to this role you will be eligible for a two stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total. You will receive £500 on the 6 month anniversary of your start date and another £1000 on the one year anniversary of your start date.

Bank staff and returners to the Trust within 12 months are not eligible for the New Starter Premium.

Main duties of the job

They are expected to be able to demonstrate procedures, mentor and supervise pre and post registration staff without direct supervision, leading the unit on a day to day basis in the absence of the Matron or Deputy.

You must have substantial ward experience and evidence of recent and regular shift leading. Our aim is to offer excellent career development opportunities to develop both professionally and personally; we will encourage and support our nurses to actively contribute to our continuing development.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Carries out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s condition. Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust and department policies, reporting any difficulties you have not been able to solve to Matron or designated Deputy.
• Maintains a safe environment when caring for patients, including those patients requiring frequent levels of monitoring.
• Monitors all patient care and treatment, maintaining high standards and quality at all times.
• Carries out instructions from the nurse in charge and implements treatments ordered by members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Is able to prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and escalate to the site team/clinician immediately.
• Maintains accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of care.
• Ensure effective communication with all levels of staff including the whole multidisciplinary team.
• Under the direction of the Matron, demonstrates clinical skills to pre and post registered nursing staff. Adheres to the agreed procedures as identified, and promotes by example, a high standard of good quality nursing care in the department.
• Fosters good relationships with other departments, the multidisciplinary team and visitors to the unit. Helps to achieve and maintain high morale for both staff and patients.
• Participates in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives

• Adheres to the Trust Uniform and dress code policy.
• Personal appearance, hygiene, and attitudes provide patient and/or staff positive assurance.
• Responsible as a trained nurse for the control and administration of drugs within the regulations outlined in the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS FT Medicine Policy and the NMC and completes the trusts Intravenous and oral drug competency programmes.
• Participates in and leads ward projects, enhancing the standards of care.
• Assist in the updating of Professional practice/procedures in line with current research.
• Help maintain an environment conducive to the allocation of nursing students and other staff in training.
• Assist in and lead the implementation of national initiatives.
• Maintain own personal profile.
• Contribute and participate in the development of nurses and nursing practice across the Trust.
• Report to the Matron accidents/incidents and be aware of the Trust policy for voicing concerns.
• Patients, visitors and staff are dealt with sensitively and professionally with due regard to ethnic origin, culture, religion and sexual orientation.
• The dignity of the patient is maintained.
• The rights of the patient are protected and maintained.
• Verbal and non-verbal communication is maintained with all patients.
• Optimum use is made of working time.
• Ensure they meet the requirements for revalidation

• Participates in the management of the team including delegation of work on a day to day basis for junior staff.
• Provide feedback to the Matron on individual staff progression or identify any concerns and document.
• Be the named nurse responsible on a shift for the continuing care of patients within the unit, ensuring that relevant policies are adhered to and that patients receive all the care/investigations in a timely fashion and to a high level.
• Is aware of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act reporting via the appropriate system any faulty or damaged equipment or practices in the ward or department that could be detrimental to the health and safety of patients and staff.
• Potential hazards in the workplace are recognised and dealt with within own capability or reported promptly as appropriate.
• Communications are timely, concise and unambiguous in a manner and pace appropriate to the individual’s age and level of understanding.
• Procedures of the team are anticipated and action additional to own work role undertaken, where appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC as a registered nurse
• 2 years post-registration experience

• Emergency Management of Severe Burns course
• Mentorship qualification
• Burns & Plastics course

Skills and experience

• High level of knowledge of principles of wound healing
• Surgical nursing experience
• Experience of shift leading
• Evidence of learning and development