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Bronchoscopy IR Recovery Nurse Royal Brompton Hospital | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 pa inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW3 6NP |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6404374/196-NM11756 |
Summary
Due to the expansion of the imaging and diagnostic services at the Brompton site the Bronchoscopy and Interventional Radiology team are currently seeking an adult trained band 6 nurse to assist with Bronchoscopy, Interventional Radiology. The clinical role will also enable you to develop your skills in other aspects of Interventional Pulmonology, Interventional Radiology and Recovery.
The Royal Brompton in Chelsea has a mixture of Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology (IR), Bronchoscopy and Recovery services.
We are looking to recruit band 6 nurse who have excellent care values, a strong sense of team spirit and are keen to develop their skills to join the Bronchoscopy, Interventional Radiology & Recovery Team.
If you are proud of your clinical abilities and want to share your skills while learning new ones, then we would like to hear from you. The department offers a supportive and respectful environment providing you with the opportunity to develop your skills with career development utilising internal and external training opportunities.
Benefits for staff include a generous occupational pension scheme, flexible working and personal development opportunities.
Closing date: 30/06/2024
Interview date: 08/07/2024
1. Supporting and deputising for the Senior Nurse/Charge Nurse in the clinical management of the clinical area. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having the appropriate action in conjunction with the ward sister/charge nurse in emergency.
2. To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of a group of staff delegated by the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
3. Direct the nursing care of other junior nurses, students and HCA’s to maintain a high standard of excellent nursing care on your duty shift.
4. To act as a role model and deputise for lead bronchoscopy nurses in their absence. Direct and support staff dealing with complex situations involved in patient care, initiating treatment and taking emergency action where appropriate.
5. To demonstrate a wide range of nursing expertise in areas of specialist nursing care.
For more details please see job description.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
We are a state-of-the-art Imaging Guided Therapy and Diagnostic unit, with a 5-bedded unit with chairs, to recover adult patients through stages of their recovery who have undergone Interventional Radiology procedures and complex bronchoscopies.
We will tailor induction and training to the individual candidate and provide support for those with minimal experience of caring for patients undergoing bronchoscopy, Interventional Radiology and post anaesthesia. New staff will be fully supported through our excellent induction and mentorship programme.
Nurses working within the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust are expected to abide by the essentials of nursing care (6 C's)
Main tasks and responsibilities
• Communication• Provide support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Ward/Department and Trust wide. Assist in the programme and provide preceptorship and supervision as required, for all registered nurses.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members and evaluate outcomes in conjunction with the Ward/Department Manager and lead bronchoscopy nurses.
• Maintain and promote effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other Wards/Departments, including developing your formal presentation skills.
• To adapt communication skill to meet the needs of patients who may have barriers to understanding e.g. language.
• Promote the corporate image of the Hospital group to all individuals, groups and organisations both within the Trust and to the community at large.
• Participate fully as a team member, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues, including support staff to promote a cohesive ward team and the achievement of team objectives.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a positive learning environment for colleagues, patients and visitors.
• To ensure self-development through own completion of Trust and specialist competencies as per the Trust educational policies, update through reading and contributing to update policies, procedures, guidelines and seeking clinical and knowledge advancement.
This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024