Charge Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Progress your triage and acute assessment skills as a registered nurse within a specialist 24/7 assessment unit that has been specifically designed to manage the emergency pathway for haematology and renal patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This small but busy assessment unit enables direct access to specialist beds at Hammersmith Hospital.
Are you a registered nurse with experience in emergency department, acute medical assessment including triage, critical care or haemato-oncology nursing? Then you may have some important transferable skills that may lead you to a new and stimulating career opportunity in this innovative unit. We have an exciting opportunity for experienced nurses who are keen to develop their specialist skills further to move into Band 6 Charge nurse role within our exciting specialties of renal and haematology nursing that includes transplantation across both services.
The unit is run on behalf of both services by the haematology department, which is one of Europe's leading haematology and stem cell transplant centres. This offers nurses a unique and exciting opportunity to select a career pathway that will provide a wide range of malignant and non-malignant haematology experience, including caring for patients with blood diseases such as leukaemia, lymphoma, sickle cell disease and clotting disorders including haemophilia, whilst working at the cutting edge of technological and therapeutic advancements in care. There is also opportunity to gain invaluable acute renal experience working alongside our renal colleagues.
We, as a team, are committed to the professional development of our staff and we provide a good range of educational/training opportunities that include a post-registration modular pathway to a degree in cancer care and other relevant specialist modules. We are strongly committed to staff development as we view this as essential to delivering high standards of patient care and positive patient experience.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver and promote high quality, effective, individualised holistic patient care that is evidence-based with minimal supervision from senior staff.
- Demonstrate effective communication with patients, relatives and carers that is responsive, respectful and promotes a sense of well-being.
- Maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with Trust policy and NMC professional standards.
- Ensure changes in patient status and any other concerns are promptly escalated to relevant senior staff.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
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. Please talk to us at interview.
Job 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- NMC : First level registration
- Haemato-oncology/Renal Experience Mentor Experience
Desirable
- Degree or diploma
- Post-registration qualification in specialty
Experience
Essential
- Has been qualified (RN) for greater than one year and has relevant experience within specialty.
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Good standard of IT skills
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative taking charge, delegating as appropriate.
- Effective care planning
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
Desirable
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Hammersmith Hospital
London
W12 0HS
