Deputy Ward Sister / Charge Nurse- Blundell Ward

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Ward Sister / Charge Nurse- Blundell Ward

£53134

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 4 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on Blundell Ward. We are seeking nurses that are eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within surgical oncology nursing in an inpatient setting.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills related to complex head and neck/ENT surgical skills such as altered airway management, drain monitoring, complex dressing completion and support with the enhanced recovery program.
We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with cancer and undergoing life changing surgical interventions.
The successful candidate will need to have at least 1 year experience in acute inpatient setting and will be committed to developing their clinical skills but also their leadership skills. They will have clinical competence relevant to the area and be willing to continue this development.
Altered airway management competency is preferred but not necessary.
Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended., Leadership qualification (e.g. LEO)
Sign off Mentorship
Previous Experience
Surgical oncology inpatient or outpatient nursing
Essential criteria
Proven experience of managing a ward; including management of rotas managing competencies, resources and staff.
Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
Desirable criteria
Experience of clinical supervision
Experience of supporting recruitment campaigns and undertaking interviews.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Desirable criteria
Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others
Roster management/ allocation management
Good communication skills verbal and nonverbal

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., 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.
Blundell Ward is a 24 bedded Head and Neck/ENT ward comprising of bays and side rooms. Blundell Ward is an excellent place to develop your Surgical oncology Head and Neck and ENT skills as well as specialist skills such as altered airway management and drain monitoring. We also admit patients looked after the medical oncology pathway within head and neck.
Please note: We do not currently deliver chemotherapy on Blundell Ward and therefore this is not a learning opportunity we can offer. We do however support patients through their treatment and associated side effects., 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.