The Royal London Hospital is one of Europe's largest major trauma centres, and is nationally and internationally recognised for its work in advancing trauma care. On the neurosurgical ward you will become part of a team who thrives in cutting edge surgery and innovation. As a staff Nurse for the neurosurgical, ENT/Max-Fax Ward, you will be central to the care being provided to our patients, helping to further develop our ward in line with needs of the services.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking dedicated and dynamic band 5 nurses to be part of our team and to assist us in delivering safe and compassionate care to all our patients. You will be working as part of a friendly and supportive team within Neurosciences and the Emergency Care & Trauma Division.

Barts Health's vision is to become a healthcare organization that offers urgent, specialist and community services tailored to meet the needs of local communities but also individual patients from other parts of the South East England who receive pioneering, complex neurosurgical and neurology services at the Royal London Hospital. We are committed to recruiting staff that will help us meet our Vision for Changing Lives, and demonstrate behaviors we believe make Barts Health a great place for patients, their families and friends, the public and staff.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.

To ensure patients are checked in for surgery and to liaise with the bed capacity managers to ensure patients are mapped against beds post operatively.

To lead and ensure patients are brought in via the afternoon drop in clinic

To supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as required, and maintain own personal development with support.

To provide high quality nursing care to patients and their families, in accordance with agreed policies.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Recent acute experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or NQN

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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