Staff Nurse - Heart Failure Unit | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent nursing care.
• As skills and competencies develop, taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis.
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
• 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.
• As skills develop, managing the ward or department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse or Deputy, maintaining safe staffing levels, ensuring that polices are followed up and that the Senior Nurse is informed of any problems or incidents that might arise.
• Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.
• 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.

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF INTEREST THIS JOB MAY CLOSE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE ONCE THE CAPPED NUMBER OF APPLICANTS HAS BEEN RECIEVED. Please do not contact Recruitment or the hiring manager once after the closing date to reopen.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

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