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Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Motivates and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
- General
Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- General
Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
- General
Able to use own initiative
- General
Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
- Education and Research
Demonstrates knowledge of the application of evidence based practice
- Education and Research
Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for student nurses
- Education and Research
Has knowledge of performance review
- Education and Research
Evidence of Professional Development
- Education and Research
Must undertake relevant work related course/s e.g. management within 12 months of being appointed
- Organisational Management
Ability to prioritise work and to co- ordinate the ward or department
- Organisational Management
Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Organisational Management
Demonstrates an understanding of the application of leadership skills
- Organisational Management
Has good verbal and written communication abilities
- Organisational Management
Reliable with a good attendance record
- Qualifications and Experience
RN (general)
- Qualifications and Experience
Minimum of three years post registration experience, of which 18 months within the speciality
- Qualifications and Experience
Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Qualifications and Experience
Knowledge of current nursing issues
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- General
Clinical Leadership Programme
- Education and Research
Attended appraisal training
- Education and Research
Evidence of audit or research project
- Education and Research
Relevant Specialist Course/s e.g. Heart Failure Management
- Education and Research
Recognised Mentorship/Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998, Mentorship Module
- Organisational Management
Computer literate
- Organisational Management
Understanding of change management tools and principles
- Qualifications and Experience
12 Lead ECG course
- Qualifications and Experience
HDU or CCU experience.
Job overview
- To support and deputise for the Ward Sister to ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources.
- To co-ordinate the day-to-day management of the ward/department and ensure excellent communication is maintained.
- To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff, including pre and post registration students and /or providing specialist knowledge if working in a clinical area where a post registration course is essential .
Main duties of the job
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.
You will be expected to work as an excellent role model providing excellent patient care as you develop your excellent clinical skills and leadership. You will be part of multi-disciplinary team working together to provide quality service provision, excellent clinical management and safe and effective discharge processes. So if you are ambitious and have excellent leadership skills and can make a real difference for caring for cardiology patients this is the job for you.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
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 Senior Staff Nurse Band 6 with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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