Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse – Doulton HDU

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

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Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse – Doulton HDU, London

Client:

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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8

Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

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Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses - Doulton High Dependency Unit

Our Units are looking for you! Want to work in a fast paced, dynamic clinical environment?

Would you like to develop specialist surgical intensive care and pathway-based high dependency nursing skills and knowledge? Do you like to be challenged and think autonomously? If so, we have vacancies for Band 6 nurses on our Doulton High Dependency (DHDU).

Doulton HDU is a 10 bedded Surgical HDU that cares for level 2 patients following the elective Cardiovascular pathway, surgeries requiring complex support such as non-invasive ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy, thrombolysis, inotropes and pathway-based recovery from a variety of surgical procedures.

What our staff say about us….

“We are a friendly team and strive to provide a high standard of care for all our patients”

‘’Lots of opportunities for professional development have been provided”

“HDU offers a great opportunity to learn and the teamwork is amazing”

Please note to be considered for this vacancy you must have completed a critical care course and either have your results or be waiting for your results to be processed.

Should you be successful at interview and you are unable to provide the recruiting manager with confirmation of a successfully completed critical care course within 2 months of being interviewed then your offer will be withdrawn.

Closing date: 7th July 2024

Interview date: 22nd July 2024

Main duties of the job

• Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
• Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
• Is wholly accountable for his/her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence.
• Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced clinical skills and be responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to the area.
• Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
• Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
• To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
• Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust.
• Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Sister/Charge Nurse for the area.
• Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programmes.
• Contribute to the Trust’s clinical supervision programme for staff.
• To assist the Sister/Charge Nurse in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive.
• To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to a team of nurses.
• Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and disseminating relevant information to staff.
• Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
• Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensure that confidentiality of information is adhered to.
• Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
• Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, promoting a no blame culture.
• To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individuals’ needs.

Person specification

Qualification/Education

• BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience.
• Evidence of specialist course.
• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification.
• Post registration qualification in or demonstrate relevant experience and competence (appropriate area of specialty).

Professional/Statutory registration

• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of specialty.

Experience

• Experience and competence in the management of patients within the specialty.
• Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Supervision of junior staff.
• Experience of coordinating a shift.

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
• Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners.
• An understanding of audit and research-based nursing practice.
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information, including dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations.
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this affects their role and the department.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.