Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Acute Admissions Unit
- Employer
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
- Salary
- Competitive Salary - Dependant on Experience
- Closing date
- 7 Feb 2022
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- Sector
- Acute Care Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Setting
- NHS Trust/Hospital
- Job Role
- Sister/Charge Nurse
Job Details
Location - The Princess Grace Hospital, 42-52 Nottingham Pl, Marylebone, London W1U 5Y
This role is a 37.5 hours per week Monday – Sunday based on internal rotation, you will need to be flexible to work days, nights and weekends
This role offers an attractive and competitive salary, this will be dependent on experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career
Job Description
The Acute Admissions Unit is a 15-bedded short stay ward focusing on unplanned Medical and Surgical patients. Patient referral would be coming from the Urgent Care Centre, Outpatient Department, and private GP referrals. We work closely with the 19-bed Acute Care Unit (ACU) specialising on Acute Medicine.
As a Sister / Charge Nurse for our Acute Admissions Unit, you will provide effective leadership, expertise, advice and support to the team, carrying continuous responsibility for the management of the unit, making effective use of resources and ensuring the highest standards of care to patients and families are achieved on a 24-hour basis.
You will be risk assessing patient referrals, coordinating beds with the Duty Nurse Manager, and ensuring necessary nursing interventions are done in a timely manner on admission.
Reward & recognition – We'll look after you with our contribution pension scheme, private medical insurance, annual salary review, 247.5hrs holiday each year; with the option to buy and sell additional hours and excellent career development; with clear career pathways and access to further education. We can also offer you support with relocation if you are living outside of London or the UK; subject to terms and conditions.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Make efficient use of available resources, within budgetary constraints, to meet business objectives
- Prioritise workloads and direct staff accordingly
- Demonstrate and role model outstanding clinical practice at all times
- Develop and coach team members to ensure consistently high standards of care are me
- Regularly deputise for Ward Manager/other departmental Sisters when required
- Evaluate the work of the team and ensure standards are met
Skills & Experience
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Strong experience in Acute Medicine and Surgery
- Evidence of further education including post-graduate certification/diploma/Continuous Professional development
- Management skills and Leadership or management training
- Immediate Life Support
- Mentorship / Preceptorship of junior staff
- Demonstrable experience of managing budgets
HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care.
Situated in the heart of London's world-renowned medical district, The Princess Grace Hospital is recognised as one of the best-equipped multidisciplinary private hospitals in the capital. Our dedicated and highly trained team is committed to delivering an exemplary standard of clinical care across all specialties.
The Princess Grace Hospital has 127 registered beds, including 90 inpatient, 21 day case, 8 endoscopy, an urgent care unit and a Level 3 intensive care unit containing 9 beds, with 24-hour consultant cover and a high dependency unit. The hospital also has a several specialised centres, including; The London Breast Institute, recognised as one of the best private breast screening and diagnostic treatment centres in the UK; the London Digestive Centre, a highly specialised outpatient facility offering diagnoses and treatments for all conditions of the stomach, small and large intestines, liver, pancreas, and bile ducts; and The Institute of Sport Exercise and Health, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to sport and exercise medicine.
Company
HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.
Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024. Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.
We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.
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