Job Description

Are you a natural leader? Do you enjoy a challenge? Are you someone who is enthusiastic, approachable, and likes to lead by example?



An exciting opportunity has arisen within GI unit, for a Senior Staff Nurse position.



We currently have x1 permanent vacancy available



The GI Unit is a 56 bedded department comprised of two wards, Page & Northumberland. The successful candidate will work alongside the nursing team, with the support of the Charge Nurse and Ward Sister and senior leadership team in ensuring the highest standard of care is delivered to all our patients.



We aim to provide outstanding and specialised care to our Gastrointestinal Surgical patients, and we are looking for a motivated, friendly, hardworking, experienced senior nurse to join our highly skilled team.



You will be offered time to complete administrative duties including, complex rostering, performance managing and supporting the team. Time will be allocated allowing you to supervise, support and complete PDRs and one to ones with your staff, competing clinical audits and feeding back to the team.



You will also be expected to be involved with the recruitment and selection process and full training will be offered. You will also be expected to look into incidents and learning that may arise from these.



If you are ready for an exciting new challenge, we look forward to hearing from you.



The successful candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills and will be able to demonstrate his/her abilities to inspire others.



Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.



We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.



We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.



Independently manage a group of patients within the speciality whilst

working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care



Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed

diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.



Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication

including transfusion of blood and blood products



Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the

speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.



Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.



Ensure that patients' receive high quality clinical care and a good patient

experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and

doctrines.



Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions

relating to their treatment and management.



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