Staff Nurse - Florence Nightingale Ward

Job overview

Airway experienced Staff Nurses Band 5 Adult opportunities – Join St George's Hospital –

This will be an excellent opportunity to develop airway management skills , Competency's with tracheostomy and Laryngectomy care . We are the designated unit for H&N , ENT & Maxillofacial oncology care for St Georges.

• Flexible start date to suit your needs.
• Unrivalled learning and development – support from day one with dedicated preceptors, mentors, clear Band 5 career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities.
• Choice of great locations, from vibrant, diverse London boroughs to green outer London and Surrey – all within easy public transport reach of the city centre.
• Unique opportunities to gain the experience you want - choose from national and world-leading specialist services, every ward and specialty you can imagine, even community roles – with flexibility to move between Trusts and services via rotation and future roles.

Main duties of the job

• Caring our Head and neck cancer patients and supporting their families.
• Post surgical management of Tracheostomy , Laryngectomy and Head and neck Flap.
• End of life care and post chemo radiotherapy symptom control management and care.
• To manage the Complex discharge pathway and maintain patient flow.
• Admission , discharge and ongoing daily holistic care to our H&N cancer patients with tracheostomy , Laryngectomy and Major flap.
• Prioritise the needs and emergency and management.
• Facilitate effective and safe complex H&N discharges by communicating with MDT.
• Work in collaborate with Trachy & H&N CNS.
• Take charge of the shift to develop the leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Supervise the junior team and students on placement.

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.