Staff Nurse-b5 - Epsom, United Kingdom - Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Epsom, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Band 5:


Main area

  • Surgery
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Grade

  • Band 5
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Full time hours per week
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Job ref
RB-TB-Y-A


Site

  • Epsom
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Town

  • Epsom
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Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 incl HCAs pa
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 17/07/2023 23:59 As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19._
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.

We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values


Job overview:

The expectations within this job description will be met through hands on clinical practice, education and training and research. This is to ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered within the designated clinical area.

The post holder will support the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.


Main duties of the job:

**Band 5 Staff Nurse

  • Swift Ward**Swift is the planned surgical care ward, based at Epsom Hospital, caring for patients undergoing a wide variety of planned surgical operations. We are looking for Band 5 staff nurses to join the team.


We have a high turnover of general surgical patients admitted through our elective pathway and an exciting opportunity has arisen to develop an enhanced care bay for our surgical patients within Swift Ward and to work closely with our colleagues in critical care.

Swift Ward has developed close working relationships with the Day Case Unit, Theatres and the high Dependency Unit to deliver high standards of care.


If providing excellent nursing care and getting the basics right are important to you this could be the role for you.

We would love to hear from you to discuss this exciting opportunity further.


Working for our organisation:


Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey.

In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.


We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life.

We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas.

Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role


Person specification:


Values and Behaviours:


Essential criteria:


  • Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
  • Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
  • Work as one team communicate, collaborate and share
  • Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening

Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • RGN/ Adult Branch nurse.

Desirable criteria:


  • Diploma in Nursing/ Degree or working towards

Knowledge:


Essential criteria:


  • Knowledge of current clinical and professional nursing issues relating to the specialty.
  • Understanding of Clinical Audit & the principles of Clinical Governance

Desirable criteria:


  • Knowledge and experience of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance.

Skills:


Essential criteria:


  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent written skills.

Desirable criteria:


  • Experience of using databases
  • Computer skills.
  • Willingness to develop own practice.

Management:


Essential criteria:


  • Ability to work flexibly within an Acute setting

Desirable criteria:


  • Experience of team or ward management

Personal Attributes:


Essential criteria:


  • Committed to team working, motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Has a flexible and adaptable approach.
  • Well organised and resourceful.

Desirable criteria:


  • Creative and lateral thinker.

Our mission:
'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day

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There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team.

Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to tran
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