Band 5 Staff Nurse - Belgrave Ward in London

Site St George’s Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/ :59

Job overview

South West London Heart attack centre needs you!

• As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis.
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
• We are looking for people to join the team with an interest in Cardiology.
• So if you are ambitious and want to develop your nursing and cardiology skills and make a real difference for caring for cardiology patients this is the opportunity for you.
• We offer a wide range of post-graduate development and as such you will be encouraged to develop your specialist knowledge and skills in assessment, analysis of ECG and management of unwell patients.

Due to the high volume of interest in this role, we may need to close this vacancy before the closing date

Main duties of the job

• St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.
• Due to the expansion of the current Service, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology Service at St George’s Hospital, London.
• Belgrave Ward is a dynamic unit that is changing with the increasing demands on the St George’s Cardiology service, a regional tertiary centre delivering high quality care.
• Belgrave Ward currently consists of 24 beds, providing care for a large range of cardiology patients including, heart failure, post MI, pre/post angiogram/plasty, TAVI, endocarditis, out of hospital cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy, brugada/Long QT.
• Ideally you will have 12 months post qualification experience but newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply.
• You will be expected to work as an excellent role model as you develop your clinical and leadership skills providing excellent patient care.
• Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.

Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021.

While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse (general)
• A minimum of 12 months post registration experience.
• Organisational Management
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
• Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
• Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager on a regular basis.

Education & Research

• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
• Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff
• Understands the importance of developing self and others
• Demonstrates an understanding of audit
• Ability to take on small research or audit project.
• General & Personal
• Motivated.
• Demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
• Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care.
• Sound verbal and written communication.
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
• Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
• Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.