We are looking for an enthusiastic senior nurse to join the Site Management Team. Advanced Site Practitioners (ASP) are responsible for effective bed management, ensuring that the flow of patients through the hospital is effective and efficient. ASP also work with the medical and nursing teams to provide senior nursing support to the ward areas, ensuring the safety of the hospital site out of hours. This includes the provision of general management support to the hospital departments and the provision of advanced clinical nursing skills on the medical, surgical and orthopaedic wards.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Site Practitioner you will ensure the safe and timely admission, transfer and discharge of patients, and be the first point of escalation out of hours for a wide variety of incidents and emergencies.

A solid professional background, good decision-making skills and excellent communication skills will combine to enable you to master the day-to-day management of this busy role.

About us

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance. -Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year. -HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring- Safe - Responsible - Value Each Other - Inspiring

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Experience

Registered nurse

Essential

• Site Management Experience

Desirable

• CRS

Skills

Essential

• Cannulation

Desirable

• Degree

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

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396-6522274-MA-PB-Y