Nurse Practitioner - NBU - Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6277343/200-6061748-MA-ND-Y-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Nye Bevan Unit –Same Day Emergency Care
Nurse Practitioner Band 7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Nurse Practitioner to work on our Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit. Nye Bevan Unit specialises in the care of patients with a range of Surgical conditions. The unit provides care for the following specialties: upper gastro-intestinal, colorectal & general surgery, ear nose & throat, head & neck, plastics, urology and trauma & orthopaedics. The unit runs a Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) for ambulatory surgical patients.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse practitioner, who is enthusiastic about delivering excellent care to our patient group and has the motivation to build and drive the service forward.
The Unit has an excellent team of Nursing, Medical and Support staff who have extremely high standards and give exemplary patient care. Each member of the team endeavours to ensure that our patients receive the best experience possible all the while demonstrating the Trust core values of being caring, excellent, responsible and respectful.
As the Nurse Practitioner you will work autonomously with the support of the multidisciplinary team to assess and manage emergency and ambulatory surgical presentations. This is an evolving and fast paced service ideal for you to strengthen your physical assessment skills, investigation interpretation and further management of your patients.
Our focus is always to provide quality patient care and our team values reflect those of the Trust: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful. The dynamic nature of our work makes it very stimulating and exciting place of work. Surgical nursing attracts energetic individuals who enjoy the challenges of working in a fast-paced environment. As part of our surgical team, you will inspire nursing teams, leading, coaching, managing and role modelling in our surgical clinical environments.
A willingness to embrace innovative ways of working has been a key element to our operational success. We are open to fresh thinking and new ideas when it comes to improved service delivery and we expect you to be a part of it engaging in quality improvement initiatives and new ways of working.
Professional development
St George’s is committed to valuing its staff and promoting their professional and personal development.
There is a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all staff both in house and via external organisations.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for offering specialist courses and facilitating the return to practice of nurses and midwives.
Improving working lives
The Trust supports initiatives that improve the work life balance of staff including flexible working, study, paternity, adoption and carers leave.
The role will focus on delivering services to provide:
• Patient and staff safety
• Clinical leadership, support and education across a range of staff groups
• Autonomous rapid and advanced patient assessment, clinical intervention, care delivery and documentation as per protocols
• Including chest assessment, abdominal assessment, neurological assessment, interpretation of results and treatment implementation
• Independent and supplementary prescription within protocols and cost controls
• Review of prescription, make recommendations and implement change as necessary
• Full clinical assessment and clerking of new patients, commencing care pathways and treatment plans
Please see JD for further details
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 May 2024
Nye Bevan Unit –Same Day Emergency Care
Nurse Practitioner Band 7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Nurse Practitioner to work on our Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit. Nye Bevan Unit specialises in the care of patients with a range of Surgical conditions. The unit provides care for the following specialties: upper gastro-intestinal, colorectal & general surgery, ear nose & throat, head & neck, plastics, urology and trauma & orthopaedics. The unit runs a Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) for ambulatory surgical patients.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse practitioner, who is enthusiastic about delivering excellent care to our patient group and has the motivation to build and drive the service forward.
The Unit has an excellent team of Nursing, Medical and Support staff who have extremely high standards and give exemplary patient care. Each member of the team endeavours to ensure that our patients receive the best experience possible all the while demonstrating the Trust core values of being caring, excellent, responsible and respectful.
As the Nurse Practitioner you will work autonomously with the support of the multidisciplinary team to assess and manage emergency and ambulatory surgical presentations. This is an evolving and fast paced service ideal for you to strengthen your physical assessment skills, investigation interpretation and further management of your patients.
Our focus is always to provide quality patient care and our team values reflect those of the Trust: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful. The dynamic nature of our work makes it very stimulating and exciting place of work. Surgical nursing attracts energetic individuals who enjoy the challenges of working in a fast-paced environment. As part of our surgical team, you will inspire nursing teams, leading, coaching, managing and role modelling in our surgical clinical environments.
A willingness to embrace innovative ways of working has been a key element to our operational success. We are open to fresh thinking and new ideas when it comes to improved service delivery and we expect you to be a part of it engaging in quality improvement initiatives and new ways of working.
Professional development
St George’s is committed to valuing its staff and promoting their professional and personal development.
There is a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all staff both in house and via external organisations.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for offering specialist courses and facilitating the return to practice of nurses and midwives.
Improving working lives
The Trust supports initiatives that improve the work life balance of staff including flexible working, study, paternity, adoption and carers leave.
The role will focus on delivering services to provide:
• Patient and staff safety
• Clinical leadership, support and education across a range of staff groups
• Autonomous rapid and advanced patient assessment, clinical intervention, care delivery and documentation as per protocols
• Including chest assessment, abdominal assessment, neurological assessment, interpretation of results and treatment implementation
• Independent and supplementary prescription within protocols and cost controls
• Review of prescription, make recommendations and implement change as necessary
• Full clinical assessment and clerking of new patients, commencing care pathways and treatment plans
Please see JD for further details
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 May 2024
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