Job summary
We are looking for ambitious nurses to join our friendly and welcoming team. We are recruiting the following:
ED Nurses
Community nurses
Paediatrics nurses
Endoscopy nurses
Qualified ACPs
Theatres Nurses - anaesthetic practitioners, scrub nurse, recovery nurses
Health Visitors and School Nurses
If you are already working as a qualified nurse or you are newly qualified or would like to pursue a new career pathway in a specialty, then now is your opportunity to join a hard-working and dedicated team.
We'd love you to come along and we look forward to meeting with you.
Please note this job fair is by admissions by ticket only. See Link below for details of the job fairs and to get a FREE ticket.
Date: Saturday, 1st and 8th June 2024
Time: 10am to 2pm
To register to attend please and venue information complete this link: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lewisham-and-greenwich-nhs-trust
PLEASE NOTE: This is a face to face event. If you are unable to attend in person your application will not be taken further.
Main duties of the job
If you are an overseas trained Nurse in the UK, you will need to have your NMC registration.
You will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating nursing care with opportunities to increase your skills, knowledge and experience. You must possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. We aim for our new team members to develop and take an active role in helping to make improvements on the unit and most importantly, to the care given to our patients.
Supported by the Practice Development team, you will receive a thorough induction and a tailored orientation programme, as well as a period of supernumerary practice. All newly qualified nurses will be offered our accredited preceptorship programme. Continuing professional development and post-registration education is actively encouraged through the provision of in-house study days and courses at the local universities to help build your nursing career.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as a Named Nurse within a Team taking responsibility, over an appropriate span of time, in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the multidisciplinary team, for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care from admission to discharge within the community.
- Be aware of current advances in clinical care and be able to facilitate the team members in implementation of evidence-based practice.
- Take an active role in the continuing development and use of protocols and standards for nursing care.
- Participate in evaluation, audit, and research of nursing care, and incorporate appropriate findings into practice.
- Actively work to promote health and prevent ill health in staff, patients and their relatives.
- Promote and maintain a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues.
- Check the readiness for use of emergency/special equipment and ensure all equipment in use, is in good working order.
- Have knowledge of recording relevant patient/nursing data on to computer.
- Ensure his/her own and junior staffs compliance with the NMC Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping (1998) in all settings.
- Accept responsibility for the administration, care, and custody of medicines, in accordance with legal requirements and NMC and Trust Guidelines on drug administration.
- Attend mandatory annual updates in fire training, basic life support and maintain knowledge of relevant policies.
- Have knowledge and understanding of all relevant Trust policies, including the Major Incident Plan, ensuring that junior colleagues are aware of such policies.
- Have knowledge of and adhere to relevant parts of national legislation, including Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations, and Moving and Handling Regulations.
- Transport people and/or items safely and to time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Ensure all biomedical investigations and interventions are undertaken safely and in a timely manner, reporting and documenting results appropriately and in line with legislation, policies and procedures.
If you dont manage to submit an application, dont worry, please see link under main duties on how to get a ticket for the job fair.
We cant wait to see you there!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as a Named Nurse within a Team taking responsibility, over an appropriate span of time, in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the multidisciplinary team, for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care from admission to discharge within the community.
- Be aware of current advances in clinical care and be able to facilitate the team members in implementation of evidence-based practice.
- Take an active role in the continuing development and use of protocols and standards for nursing care.
- Participate in evaluation, audit, and research of nursing care, and incorporate appropriate findings into practice.
- Actively work to promote health and prevent ill health in staff, patients and their relatives.
- Promote and maintain a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues.
- Check the readiness for use of emergency/special equipment and ensure all equipment in use, is in good working order.
- Have knowledge of recording relevant patient/nursing data on to computer.
- Ensure his/her own and junior staffs compliance with the NMC Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping (1998) in all settings.
- Accept responsibility for the administration, care, and custody of medicines, in accordance with legal requirements and NMC and Trust Guidelines on drug administration.
- Attend mandatory annual updates in fire training, basic life support and maintain knowledge of relevant policies.
- Have knowledge and understanding of all relevant Trust policies, including the Major Incident Plan, ensuring that junior colleagues are aware of such policies.
- Have knowledge of and adhere to relevant parts of national legislation, including Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations, and Moving and Handling Regulations.
- Transport people and/or items safely and to time consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- Ensure all biomedical investigations and interventions are undertaken safely and in a timely manner, reporting and documenting results appropriately and in line with legislation, policies and procedures.
If you dont manage to submit an application, dont worry, please see link under main duties on how to get a ticket for the job fair.
We cant wait to see you there!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 1st level registration NMC
Experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
- Able to formulate and verbalise views
- Able to anticipate and forward plan
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to recognise stress in self and others and support colleagues through stressful situations.
- Patient focused
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the speciality
- Flexible, able to work all shifts including rotation to night duty.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 1st level registration NMC
Experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
- Able to formulate and verbalise views
- Able to anticipate and forward plan
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to recognise stress in self and others and support colleagues through stressful situations.
- Patient focused
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To demonstrate knowledge of being up to date within the speciality
- Flexible, able to work all shifts including rotation to night duty.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
