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Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
St Marys Hospital is part of the world renowned Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, is one of the four designated Major Trauma Centres for London and the only Major Trauma Centre in central London. St Marys is one of the busiest Major Trauma Centres across London and has some of the highest survival rates for trauma nationally. This is through exceptional team work and a culture of collaboration.
This is an exciting new role to St Marys Hospital, and we are looking for a dynamic and experieced band 6 nurse to join our emergency department team to provide specialist trauma and resuscitation care to patients in the emergency department. There will be opportunity to develop the role, foster a culture of continuous learning and be at the forefront of trauma and resuscitative care.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without supervision
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care
- Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care
- Maintain accurate clinical observations of the patient and act accordingly
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification Education/ qualifications Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration clinical specialist qualification (ie, ED, ICU Course OR Relevant Experience)
- Registered Nurse
- ATNC / TNCC / Trauma level 2 (Or willingness to undertake in 12 months)
Desirable criteria
- Degree or equivalent in a health related subject
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
Experience Essential criteria
- Significant Experience with Emergency Nursing, Critical Care or High Dependency
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience in leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Previous band 6 experience in Emergency or Intensive Care
Skills/knowledge/ abilities Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Teaching
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
Please note: As part of our continued response to COVID19 we are conducting the majority of our interviews virtually with limited face to face interviews. We require candidates to have the camera on during the interview. If you have been shortlisted and wish to have a face to face interview at one of our Trust locations please request this to the Recruiting Manager and we will do our best to facilitate your request, however this may not always be feasible.
We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
