Senior Staff Nurse

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth · London · Negotiable · onsite We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our team on St Elizabeth Ward, a 16-bed surgical ward providing care for both day case and surgical inpatients. The ward cares for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery as well as those requiring care across a range of specialties, including Breast, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, General Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal, Urology. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and evidence-based patient care and who is ready to take on a senior clinical and leadership role. Job Responsibilities: Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients' families Promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice Undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager, including supervision of more junior staff Apply advanced clinical skills to assist in performing safe effective care for patients Person Specification: Registered Nurse with current NMC registration Relevant clinical experience and the confidence to work as part of a senior nursing team Extensive experience at Band 6 already Demonstrable practice that is evidence-based and up to date Experience of working with teams, motivating and empowering them to deliver excellent standards of patient care Experience of identifying and dealing with risks encountered within own practice Experience of supporting junior / less experienced staff to improve standards of patient care Able to support less experienced / junior staff to respond to feedback in a positive manner setting objectives as required Salary: Negotiable Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full-time