Delivery Suite HDU - Staff Nurse

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurse for their Delivery Suite HDU. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment, providing exceptional care to women and birthing people. You will be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering holistic, woman-centered care while managing complex cases. Join a leading NHS Trust that prides itself on its commitment to diversity and excellence in healthcare. If you are passionate about women's health and eager to expand your nursing skills, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience in caring for women with level 1 and 2 dependency.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and planning nursing care for women in OHDU.
• Coordinating patient admissions and discharges.
• Maintaining high standards of patient care.

Skills

Patient Care

Nursing Assessment

Team Collaboration

Caring and Sensitive Approach

Teaching and Mentoring

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Practice Assessor

Tools

iClip System

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Secondment: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Night shifts) Job ref 200-7145259-GO-SMB

Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Georges University Hospital Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 pa pro rata incl inner Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 27/05/2025

Delivery Suite HDU - Staff Nurse

Band 5

*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers

Job overview

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Tooting, South London, is a large teaching hospital with our maternity unit providing care to over 5000 women and birthing people each year.

We take great pride in promoting midwifery by delivering holistic woman-centred care to our diverse local community. The enthusiastic midwifery and obstetric teams work together to meet the specific needs of women who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. Our Delivery Suite has an HDU with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team that are responsible for supporting staff in caring for women with more complicated care plans.

We strive to normalise the pregnancy and birth experience for women and birthing people with both high and low risk pregnancies, excelling in the provision of high risk care for all who need it.

Are you an RN with in- or outpatient experience and want to expand your knowledge in Maternity HDU care? We have an opportunity for you to work with us for 12 months on our Delivery Suite HDU.

If you have a keen interest in women’s care and can be relied upon to work well in a team whilst showing initiative and independence, we would be pleased to hear from you.

You will be providing excellent nursing care in the obstetric high dependency unit (OHDU) and working alongside midwives in the care of acutely unwell women and birthing people. You will actively participate in and contribute to the organisation and functioning of the OHDU.

Main duties of the job

Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, utilising
research findings as appropriate, working in conjunction with midwives in the OHDU and labour ward in the care of women requiring level 1 and level 2 dependency.
To provide a high and safe standard of patient care.
Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St
George’s Healthcare policy taking appropriate action in emergency
situations.
Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers, being
sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a
friendly environment at all times.
Storing, checking and administering drugs including the intravenous route in accordance with Trust policy and NMC standards.
To work with minimal supervision in all areas of the speciality as required.
Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to promote
excellence in the delivery of patient care.

To prioritise own workload and that of other staff ensuring that the ward or department is managed effectively.

Working for our organisation

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Co-ordinating the admission/reception of new patients in conjunction with the labour ward coordinator/HDU midwife
Arranging, in consultation with the multidisciplinary team the
discharge/transfer of patients to the ward, ITU or community.
Communicating and co-operating with other wards and departments
providing accurate information as required, particularly the notification of incidents and accidents to staff, patients and visitors.
Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in
accordance with the Trust Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection
Control policies.
Participating in and developing the skills to represent the ward /department at meetings, participating in audit, research, projects and being willing to take on the role of a Link Nurse for areas of clinical expertise.
Maintaining and monitoring levels of stock and ensuring there are adequate supplies and that resources are used effectively.
Handling, checking and storing patient’s cash and valuables in accordance with Trust policies.
Develop the skills to assist in planning and completing the ward or
department staffing rota to ensure an appropriate skill mix to meet the needs of the service.

To take appropriate action to manage unexpected situations and changes, informing the on-call manager as necessary.
To be familiar with and use the iClip system and any other computerised
system integral to the running of the service.
To contribute to Clinical Governance, achieving the goals of the Service
Delivery Unit (SDU) and the Trust’s Nursing Strategy

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered RN on NMC
• Practice Assessor
• Experience of caring for women requiring level 1 and level 2 dependency.

Knowledge & Experience

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
• Evidence of teaching and mentoring
• Previous experience of taking charge of a ward

Skills

• Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to woman centred care
• Motivated and demonstrates enthusiasm for practicing nursing

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:

- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image

As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Deborah Livermore Job title Delivery Suite HDU lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0208 725 0333 Additional information

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