Staff Nurse - Scrubs | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,089 - £41,498 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, WC1N 3BG |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6192686/309-UCLH-NAT-4254 |
Summary
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse in Operating Theatres. This is an extremely busy, expanding and exciting area to work which offers cutting-edge healthcare. Our exceptional team of medical professionals offers support to train and inspire their colleagues to go even further in their careers. This is why we’re so inspired to work for because we continue to offer the opportunity to become the very best you can be. We aim to develop the staff’s skills and knowledge necessary to fulfil their role.
The Theatre Department provides a comprehensive neurosurgical service covering a full range of neurosurgical patients which includes all cranial, simple and complex spine conditions. The service also specializes in surgery for Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and many other movement disorders. There is an excellent team of radiologists and vascular neurologists performing interventional procedures. The theatre department is comprised of 9 theatres, including Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Angio suite. The recovery area has 9 bed capacity.
Operating Theatre is open from 0730-2000 Monday – Friday and provides On-Call service outside of these hours. The successful candidate is expected to work on an early, late, long day and an on-call shifts.
The successful candidates must have excellent communication skills and an ability to put their patients at the centre of care demonstrating the UCLH Trust values of safety, kindness, teamworking and the continuous desire to improve. A willingness to learn is essential and will be supported all throughout to see you excel in your field.
In turn, we will offer you the opportunity to advance your skills and aim to provide you with a high standard of training in the clinical area and through our practice development team including relevant courses from Southbank and City higher education institutions. This is an opportunity to work in a Trust with the UK’s most advanced clinical teaching facility.
The Education Centre’s Learning Hospital provides opportunities for healthcare professionals at every level to further learn, enhance and optimize their clinical skills and medical knowledge through experiential learning. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is a major international Centre for Neuroscience training and research.
We offer a wide range of educational, research and career pathways and the chance to work in an area which is pioneering in this specialized field.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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