Senior Staff Nurse/ Junior Charge Nurse
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
The Trauma and Orthopaedic/ Fracture clinic at Charing Cross hospital serves as a specialised unit dedicated to providing acute care to patients with traumatic injuries and follow up care to our elective orthopaedic, neurosurgical, plastic and podiatry patients.
As the North West London Major Revision Centre we provide advanced care to patients with complex conditions, often requiring revision surgeries, complex wounds and extensive follow-up care. As a specialised centre, our clinic is reliant on efficient and coordinated care, requiring a team that can quickly adapt to patient needs and treatment requirements.The Nurse in Charge will act as a liaison with key services. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development. Applicants must possess a clinical history in orthopaedics. Applicants must possess the British Casting Certificate or be willing to work towards it.
If you have already applied in the last couple of months no need to apply.
Main duties of the job- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
- To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
- To deputise for the Senior Nurse when required
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience of speciality
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria- Teaching
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct