Staff Nurse

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for a new challenge? Have you completed six months in an acute care setting?
Would you like in depth knowledge, training and support to develop your ED skills?
Then come and join our amazing nursing team!!
We have a cohesive and comprehensive development plan which will support you through your career in ED nursing.
We will provide funding and study leave to help progress and grow your ED nursing career that follows the RCN and The National Major Trauma Nursing Group strategies.
This includes in house training with trauma days, emergency nursing skills of plastering and x-ray requesting and triage training as well as The Capital Nurse Emergency Course and mentorship.
We offer flexible working patterns and the opportunity to work with our multi-disciplinary team of an Emergency Consultant Nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) , Research Nurses and Emergency Nurse Practitioners. We also have a team of Clinical Practice Facilitators that support your educational development and we offer a 4 week super-numeracy induction programme working across all areas of the department.
1. To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients
Assessment of care and health education needs
Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient

2. UNDER SUPERVISION, TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS IN:

Clinical practice
Facilitation and teaching
Management (as appropriate)
3. To work in accordance with UCLH Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and Core Standards and contribute towards achieving the Trust’s “Top 10” Objectives
4. To maintain effective communication
5. To provide a high standard of holistic patient-centred care
6. To take charge of the ward/department in the absence of senior nursing staff following performance review against the agreed KSF outline and progression through the first gateway
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running ! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details