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Staff Nurse – Victoria & Albert Ward

Band 5

Main area Cardiovascular Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 213-DH-0240-AA Employer King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Denmark Hill Town London Salary £32,466 – £39,521 Including High Cost Area Salary period Yearly Closing 16/05/2023 23:59

Job overview

As a registered nurse on Victoria and Albert ward, you will be caring for cardiovascular patients and work with the MDT to provide our patients with high quality care. We have an enthusiastic group with a great team spirit that shares a common goal.

You will be responsible for providing person centred nursing care that focuses on offering our patients a good experience whilst with us.

We are supported by an energetic PDN team that support staff with continuous career development. We have a robust education plan and offer different courses to our staff.

Victoria and Albert ward works closely with Victoria and Albert HDU and the Cardiac Recovery Unit.

Main duties of the job

We need the successful candidate to be able to:

Be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality nursing care to patients and support to relatives.
Work with support, within a multi-disciplinary team to provide continuing care to a specified group of patients from admission to discharge.
Supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as appropriate.
Maintain own personal development with support.
Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Clinical Practice

To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times
To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carer’s and the multi- disciplinary team
To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families
To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines
To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves
To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department
To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times
To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carer’s and the multi- disciplinary team
To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families
To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines
To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves
To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department

2.Education and Research

To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students
To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area
To participate in research and audit within the unit
To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice
To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines
To participate in Trust and Division initiatives to develop nursing practice

3.Management

To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate
To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate
To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team
To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Division and with associated clinical areas within the Trust
To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness on the ward / department and report as appropriate
To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi- disciplinary team
To participate in reflection & / or Clinical Supervision sessions as provided
To observe personal responsibility for resource management
To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and well–being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in an acute environment
Able to manage patients emotional needs and demonstrate empathy and caring

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.