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Staff Nurse - Senior Health - Heberden

St George's University Hospitals, City of Westminster

Staff Nurse - Senior Health - Heberden

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St George's University Hospitals, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 23 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 164dcc30611345a6b771bdd0d1df3301

Full Job Description

  • Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you want to consistently deliver the fundamentals of patient care, then we want to work with you.
  • We have an opportunity on Heberden, a 24 bedded Senior Health Ward, specialising in Dementia, Delirium, Palliative care and other acute medical conditions.
  • We offer preceptorship, mentorship and professional development to ensure you get the very best from your time with us.
  • With a variety of career progression opportunities - from Clinical Ward Manager, Practice Educator, Matron, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist roles. Where do you see yourself?, Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George's Healthcare policies taking appropriate action in emergency situations.
  • Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives and carers, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.
  • As skills develop, managing the ward or department in the absence of the Ward Manager or Deputy, maintaining safe staffing levels, ensuring that policies are followed and that the Senior Nurse is informed of any problems or incidents that might arise.
  • Maintaining accurate and up to date nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.
  • Storing, checking and administering drugs in accordance with Trust policy and NMC standards.
  • Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
  • To prioritise own workload and that of other staff ensuring that the ward or department is managed effectively.
  • To contribute to the local resolution, investigation and follow up action of any informal or formal complaints.

    St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
    • After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

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