Senior Staff Nurse - Caesar Hawkins Respiratory

Job summary

Do you have experience in caring for patients with respiratory conditions? Do you have an interest in mentoring students and junior staff? Are you looking to develop your ward management skills? Then our senior staff nurse may be what you are looking for.

Caesar Hawkins is a 23 bed acute respiratory ward caring for level 1 and 2 patients with centralised monitoring. Nurses will gain experience in caring for patients with non-invasive ventilation, CPAP, Optiflow and Tracheostomies.

We offer

o An environment that will enable you to develop and broaden your nursing portfolio including caring for patients with a variety of medical conditions and diabetes.

o Support in your career development and training.

o Opportunities to develop your management and clinical skills including mentorship, nurse in charge competencies, diabetes and care of the acutely unwell patient modules.

o Opportunities to grow your teaching and mentoring skills with our students, newly qualified nurses and HCA's - supported by our team of practice educators.

We offer outstanding career progression opportunities - from Nursing management, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Practice educator and Nurse practitioner roles. Where do you see yourself?

Main duties of the job

• To support and deputise for the Ward Manager and Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the provision of outstanding nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources.
• To carry out the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the ward or department.
• To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff, including pre and post registration students.
• To act as a source of specialist information for staff, patients and visitors.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.