STAFF NURSE

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated and innovative nursing team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, a leader in cardiac and cancer care. As a healthcare support worker, you will play a vital role in managing outpatient departments while providing compassionate care to patients. This position offers a supportive environment where staff development is prioritized, including opportunities for training and advancement in a fast-paced setting. With a commitment to excellence, the hospital fosters a culture of inclusion and values the contributions of every team member. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with evidence of degree level study and clinical course.
• Experience in outpatient settings and managing complex wounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Outpatients Departments effectively.
• Work alongside multidisciplinary teams to care for patients.
• Maintain high standards of care and accountability.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Critical thinking

Ability to manage difficult situations

Support development of others

Problem-solving

Proactive and flexible response

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Degree level study

Post Registration Clinical course

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

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Do you want to work with the best in the world?

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital in England with some of the newest facilities, is home to world-leading cardiac and cancer centres, providing state-of-the-art treatment to our patients in the very heart of the City of London. We offer robotic surgery, ECMO, complex electrophysiology and are a leading provider of stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy for cancer treatment. We are one of the five busiest Heart Attack Centres in the UK, and home to the largest Atrial Fibrillation Ablation centre in Europe.

Our vision is to be a leading and innovative nursing and AHP centre, providing the very best care and excellent patient experience. We are a dedicated, supportive and ambitious team offering excellent training and development opportunities, including a growing nursing and AHP research and clinical academic career programme (internships. MSc, PhDs, post-doctoral opportunities).

The hospital is situated in beautiful surroundings close to St Paul’s Cathedral, has excellent public transport links and is close to the wide range of social and cultural attractions that London has to offer, making St Bartholomew’s a truly great place to work.

Outpatient Breast Clinic is recruiting healthcare Support workers to join our team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Outpatient Breast Clinic Nursing team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The right candidate must be flexible, approachable, caring and compassionate plus an excellent communicator. Experience of the health service is desirable but not essential. Training and support will be given to the appointed individual.

If you enjoy working in a fast paced but supportive environment where staff development is encouraged, then apply now!

Main duties of the job

1. The post holder will manage, maintain and support effectively Outpatients Departments in St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The Oncology Clinic is open on a Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00.
2. The post holder will work alongside Junior Staff, student Nurses, Nursing Assistants and Sister and Charge Nurse and the other members of Multi-Disciplinary team and provide support in caring for patients.
3. The post holder will be expected to set and maintain high standards of care and be accountable for auditing and monitoring those standards.
4. The post holder will work with large oncology team such as Breast, Gynaecology, Haematology teams.
5. The post holder will promote safe competent and evidence based practice in line with national objectives and within clinical governance framework.

Working for our organisation

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.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Evidence of Degree level study
• Post Registration Clinical course
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

• Experience in an outpatient setting
• Experience in the management of the acutely unwell patient
• Post registration experience including recent experience within the outpatient department
• Experience in managing complex wounds
• Previous Band 5 experience

Skills

• Excellent communication skills with MDT, Patients and their carers.
• Ability to manage potentially difficult situations.
• Acts as a role model
• Ability to support the development of others
• Evidence of critical thinking and initiative to solve problems and manage workload
• Ability to respond to challenges in a proactive and flexible way
• Understanding of reflective practice and how it can be used