Staff Nurse

Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced registered nurses to join our Renal Inpatient services at the Royal London Hospital.

As a new employee emphasis is placed on your professional development. We offer a Band 5 Renal development programme and for those that wish to undertake a specialist in house renal course, run by our practice development team. This post offers you the unique opportunity to develop skills in an acute setting with the support from a well-established PDN team to achieve your clinical competencies.

You should possess excellent communication skills and be committed to delivering safe and compassionate care. We welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to patients.

Main duties of the job
To be able to provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To work effectively within a large nursing team

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• New qualified with experience in a busy hospital setting

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge if current and emerging NHS strategy

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate

Other
Essential

• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral

Desirable

• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.