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Job requirements
Essential
28 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Others
Ability to work full shift pattern including rotation, nights, twilight shifts, weekends & bank holidays as relevant to area
- Experience
Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience
Proven clinical experience in relevant area
- Experience
Experience working with acutely ill patients
- Experience
Evidence of teaching and assessing
- Experience
Ability to utilise pre registration experience to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant settings.
- Skills and aptitudes
Proven clinical skills in relevant area
- Skills and aptitudes
Demonstrates a genuine interest and has awareness of issues in specialty
- Skills and aptitudes
Evidence of self development within speciality
- Skills and aptitudes
Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Skills and aptitudes
Awareness of current nursing and NHS issues
- Skills and aptitudes
Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
- Skills and aptitudes
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Evidence of working cooperatively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to form excellent interpersonal relationships
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Skills and aptitudes
Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
- Royal Free Shared Commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Maintain professional image / attitude at all times
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Patient centred in all aspects, acts as an advocate for patient
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Flexible / adaptable
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Non-judgemental attitude
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Ability to accept criticism constructively/aware of limitations
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Ability to cope with highly pressurised environment within area of speciality
- Education & professional Qualifications
Degree / Diploma
- Education & professional Qualifications
Registered Nurse on the NMC register. Holds appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Education & professional Qualifications
Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Ability to utilise pre registration experience to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant settings.
- Skills and aptitudes
Mentorship/Teaching/assessing course
- Skills and aptitudes
Post qualification in relevant speciality
- Education & professional Qualifications
Mentorship/Teaching/assessing course
- Education & professional Qualifications
Post qualification in relevant speciality
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available here at Chase Farm Main Outpatients. This is a chance for the successful candidate to not only contribute to the exceptional care that we provide but to also gain vast experience in a dynamic field of medical surgical specialities within our main outpatients setting.
Main duties of the job
T
he post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.
To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff.
To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.
In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward.
To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility as appropriate.
To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants.
To ensure a positive focused service incorporating patients’ feedback to maintain and improve patient care.
To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 5 Registered Nurse with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Registered nurse role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS ( pro rata ). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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