Job overview

St Lawrence ward is situated in Kent and Canterbury Hospital in the beautiful historic city of Canterbury.

We pride ourselves as a team, reflecting the Trust values, promoting & facilitating a prompt safe and efficient discharge, through collaborative multi-disciplinary team working.

Ideally, the candidate should be a registered nurse, however students awaiting their PIN are welcome to apply.

The successful candidate will support the Ward Manager and the ward team in the day to day running of the ward and will help to provide excellent standards of care to our patient group. You will be required to embrace the challenge of working in a highly demanding environment where excellent customer service skills and attention to detail are paramount. You will be part of an exciting, friendly team working together in a fast moving, ever changing environment.

A busy ward of 24 beds with a wide range of patients following a fit for discharge programme. We believe in developing our team with in-house training and simulation and support for further professional development. We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated individual, to work alongside a team of nursing staff, therapists and the discharge team, to promote a safe discharge , encouraging patient's independence and individuality.

For further information please email the ward manager:

Sara Button onsbutton1@nhs.net for an informal chat or more information.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to junior nurses and healthcare assistants and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines.

Assist in the development of clinical protocols ensuring that these are reviewed in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the Ward/Unit manager

Act as the identified nurse for our patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care

Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care

Demonstrate the ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of a more senior member of staff

Demonstrate leadership in progression of the patient pathway.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• qualified/ newly
• qualified/awaiting PIN

Desirable

• qualified/ newly
• qualified/awaiting PIN

patient safety

Essential

• Ability to prevent clinical and non clinical risk
• demonstrate awareness of patients participation and knowledge

Desirable

• knowledge of clinical and non clinical risk
• aware of patients need or ability to participate

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate confidence in practice

Desirable

• ability to be proactive in learning

clinical skills

Essential

• Act as the identified nurse for our patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care

Desirable

• confidence in proactively approaching patients and families to discuss discharge planning

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kent & Canterbury hospital

Canterbury

CT13NG

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