Staff Nurse

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity is being offered for Band 5 Nursing staff in hyper acute stroke Unit at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

This post will involve the chance to work in clinical settings within the stroke pathway with an accompanying education package. The education package will prepare the nurse to become a confident, competent practitioner, with the ability to administer care to clinically complex patients that require critical care support. Individuals will be offered preceptorship, continuing professional development courses including a bespoke stroke management course, the opportunity to undertake a leadership module.

Applicants are invited to apply from newly qualified up to 12 months registered with the NMC.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate a passion for Nursing and be committed to providing care with dignity and compassion.
• Demonstrate and promote a patient and family centered style of clinical practice.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Accurately document and report to other members of the nursing team, multidisciplinary team and family/carers regarding the care given to patients, and communicating changes as they occur.
• Ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed "best practice".
• Develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide person centered, evidence based nursing care.
• With supervision and assistance, take on increased responsibility (for example being a named nurse), recognizing own limitations and seeking help appropriately.
• Set and maintain standards of practice, conduct and decision making commensurate with The Code (NMC 2015).

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.