Our leaders are visible leaders who believe in spending time listening and talking our staff, patients and partners about the things that are important to them and the changes they would like to make to continuously improve patient care.

Barts Health leaders work with their teams to develop organisational values, embed them in our ways of working and create the cultural changes required to ensure that we consistently provide an excellent patient experience, regardless of the point of delivery, in an environment where people want to work, regardless of where they work or what they do.

Main duties of the job

To provide effective family centered nursing care to patients and their families. Ensure that evidence based practice is performed at all times, taking responsibility for updating own knowledge and skill in line with Trust policies and procedures and NMC Code .

For newly qualified Band 5 nurses, it will be an important step in consolidating practice and completing all relevant clinical competencies, receiving adequate support form colleagues.

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.

Job description

Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Newly Qualified nurse

Desirable

• Preparation for student assessor and supervisor course
• Evidence of professional development e.g. Acute Care Skills Training

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of resource management
• Able to manage the care of group of patients and be aware of the escalation process of unwell patient
• Ability to reflect on practice
• Knowledge of current professional issues
• Evidence of positive contribution to the ward team

Desirable

• Acute care experience in the hospital setting
• Experience of working in the speciality area

Knowledge

Essential

• Communication skills for caring for patients and communicating effectively across the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Understanding patient`s diseases

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to listen and comprehend
• Ability to develop own skills and knowledge
• Ability to competent with phlebotomy and cannulation
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate intervention and /or treatments
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non-verbal
• Computer and keyboard skills

Desirable

• Ability to prioritise and organise workload
• Ability to manage potentially difficult situations

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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