Senior Staff Nurse - Winter ward

Are you already a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse who would like to challenge themselves to a different environment for a short period? Secondments are great for a change or to try out a different speciality whilst safeguarding your current role.
If you are new to medicine, you never know - you might fall in love with it. The work will challenge you but it is so rewarding and takes a special person to do it. Are you that person?
This advert is open to all applicants with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council Personal Identification Number (PIN). This refers to an NMC PIN, which allows you to work as a registered nurse or midwife in the UK.
Please note, this does not include the Personal Reference Number (PRN) used during the pre-OSCE application process. If you only have a PRN, we kindly ask that you do not apply for this post.
For more information on how to apply for International Nurse or Midwifery positions, please contact Capital Nurse or Capital Midwife at Capital Nurse and Midwife.
Virtual interviews are not an option, We like to be prepared in Acute & General Medicine and having opened a winter ward for the last 4yrs running, we are preparing to do the same this winter.
+ A Winter Medical Ward: would comprise beds on the St Thomas's Site. The plan is to open December/January
In Acute & General Medicine we pride ourselves on our expertise in complex patient management and discharge planning. The variety and scope of care of a winter ward is no less challenging but meeting the needs of our diverse patient base is extremely rewarding.
The Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse's key responsibility is to form part of the senior team that ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence.
Through strong clinical leadership the post holder will role model and support the team to promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.
The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect promoting best practice in the prevention of infection.
In collaboration with the Matron and members of the Senior Nursing Team, the post holder will be closely involved in the planning, delivery and implementation of patient care.
If you do decide to stay, you won't regret it...
Acute Medicine really is the best career choice!, We want all our staff to achieve their potential with us. Whether you are looking for a career in management, as a specialist nurse, in education or as a future head of nursing, our dedicated retention team and career coaches will talk to you about your options, career pathways and most importantly, what we can do you help you achieve your goals.
Work-life balance
We know that working shifts and juggling life can be hard and at GSTT we want to ensure that our staff are given support to help them achieve a healthy balance.
We have a flexible working policy that encourages staff to have conversations with their managers about their individual circumstances ensuring that all requests are given fair consideration.
Staff Wellbeing
When you join GSTT, you are joining a family. We are committed to looking after the physical, emotional and mental health of all of our staff and have a number of different schemes to promote staff well being.
From 24 hour free counselling, to reduced membership at our onsite gym and swimming pool, there is something for everyone.

Are you an experienced band 5 nurse who is ready to develop your leadership skills in a band 6 role on the winter ward. We have just launched our Band 6 Leadership Programme, designed to develop and prepare the band 7 Ward Sisters & Charge Nurses of the future. We will happily enrol you on this straightaway and it is transferable to any ward environment after.

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' 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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