Emergency Care Nurse/Resuscitation Specialist Nurse

St Marys Hospital is part of the world renowned Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, is one ofthe four designated Major Trauma Centres for London and the only Major Trauma Centre in centralLondon.

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St Marys is one of the busiest Major Trauma Centres across London and has some of the highest survival rates for trauma nationally. This is through exceptional team work and a culture of collaboration. This is an exciting role within the Emergency Department at St Marys Hospital, and we are looking for a dynamic and experienced band 6 nurse to join our emergency department team to provide specialist trauma and resuscitation care to patients. There will be opportunity to develop the role, foster a culture of continuous learning and be at the forefront of trauma and resuscitative care

Main duties of the job

• Carry out planned care for a group of patients without supervision
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care
• Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care
• Maintain accurate clinical observations of the patient and act accordingly

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification Education

• Full valid UK NMC Adult registration
• Post-qualification education in Emergency Nursing or equivalent experience
• Practice assessor course
• ILS
• Critical Care Transfer Course
• ALS
• Leadership course
• PGD course
• IRMER course

Experience

• Demonstrable significant experience in A&E as a registered nurse
• Experience of taking charge of the department and managing patient flow
• Experience of working in a minor injuries unit
• Experience in Quality Improvement

Skills

• Significant Experience with Emergency Nursing, Critical Care or High Dependency
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience in leading a team
• Experience in teaching small groups
• Experience with audit and research

Other requirements

• Sufficient to fulfil the duties of the post with the provision of any reasonable aids and adaptations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.