Community Staff Nurse/Trainee - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for nurses to develop in a senior role within obstetric theatres and recovery.

They must have substational theatre and recovery experience particulalry within the maternity, obstetric or gynaecological setting.

You will support a group of junior theatre nurses and work collabrotively with the midwives, obstricians and anaesthetists.

Working alongsied the band 7 team leader and matron you will be involved in developing the theatre/recovery service at Queen Charlottes.

We are looking for a nurse who is enthusiastic, motivated and interested in this area of maternity care and wish to enhance their leadership skills and knowledge to ensure the provision of quality care to women and their families both in theatre and recovery.

Our aim is to provide comprehensive care to women by a team of skilled nurses in post anaesthetic care and theatre scrubbing.

You will be part of the delivery suite team and be involved in the care of the mother and baby supported and directed by the midwifery team.

The Band 6 Theatre Nurse in maternity plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of maternity patients during surgical procedures, contributing to positive outcomes and experiences for both mothers and infants.

To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all women/birthing people and their families ( Preoperative and Post-operative major and minor cases)
To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without
To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team within theatre and recovery
To co-ordinate in the clinical workload working with senior midwife in assessing daily activity

To provide teaching and learning environment for the student midwives, trainee Operating Department Practitioners (ODP), Maternity Support Workers (MSW) and junior staff to achieve their learning outcome.

To ensure effective communication with the multidisciplinary team for the continuity and provision of effective and safe care.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

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.

Registered Nurse with more than 3 years at Band 5
Evidence of continuous professional development

Care of the deteriorating patient
Able to demonstrate knowledge of clinical role in maternity recovery

Critical Care experience
Familiar with PCA/epidurals for pain relief

Competent in computer/IT skills
Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to theatre/recovery

Invasive monitoring
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Queen Charlotte's Hospital