Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for surgical band 6 staff nurses to join ward 15 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Ward 15 is an acute surgical ward consisting of 39 beds in total, specialities include general surgery, colo-rectal, orthopaedic, gynaecology, vascular and breast surgery and Urology.

As a Band 6 Staff Nurse, we will offer you excellent support in your new role with support from senior nursing management team, the Practice Development Nurse and peer to peer support with lots of learning and development opportunities. We will also offer you one of a kind surgical nursing course in affiliate with University of Greenwich and now a Trauma and Orthopaedic course which is also run in house. The nursing teams are committed to providing high quality, safety focused, and holistic care in a warm and friendly environment.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership, guidance and support to all nursing staff within the clinical area, and continuous quality care to a specified group of patients.  To take responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the clinical area in conjunction with and in the absence of the Ward Manager.  To provide support and expertise in the assessment, planning and evaluation of all patient care within the surgical and orthopaedic setting.  To assist in the budgetary management, training and development of staff to provide high quality care which is evidence-based.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist the Ward Manager in providing advice, guidance, support and professional leadership for all nursing staff in the clinical area.

Continually assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care in order to ensure the provision of a high standard of care.

Personally deliver a high standard of care to a group of patients, acting as a team leader / named nurse and clinical role model at all times.

Assist in developing the ward philosophy and framework of care in line with unit / organisational, beliefs / values and changes in surgical,

Ensure the provision of advice, support and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health-based service.

Ensure workload of nursing staff and colleagues does not jeopardise safe standards of practice and initiate action if necessary.