Guys and St Thomas is among the UKs busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guys is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Marys Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Childrens Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of Kings Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with Kings College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities and a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of good. Our adult community services achieved a rating of outstanding.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Join our Respiratory, Radiology imaging and interventionalist team in the newly built Diagnostic Centre at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
We are currently seeking an adult trained band 7 nurse to lead our brilliant nursing team and service in the Bronchoscopy/ Interventional Radiology (IR) unit in the Diagnostic Centre.
The Royal Brompton Hospital is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK. We are known throughout the world for our expertise, our standard of care and research. Based at the Royal Brompton in Chelsea the unit accommodates a mixture of diagnostic, interventional radiology, interventional bronchoscopy and recovery services.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will have excellent patient care values, a strong sense of team spirit and compassionate leadership skills. They will also be keen to develop and enhance their skills.
The candidate will co-ordinate and deliver day-to-day care to ensure smooth running of the service. The role also entails managing a small team of nurses so experience in this area is essential.
The candidate will liaise with the core team, nurses, consultants, schedulers & matron on a daily basis to plan and organise service delivery and patient care.
The candidate will be able to use their clinical skills in this role whilst using their management skills.
Working for our organisation
Working hours are Monday to Friday.
Candidates should be an adult registered nurse with experience in Bronchoscopy and/or Interventional Radiology or recovery nursing. ALS is essential.
If you are proud of your clinical abilities and want to share your skills while learning new ones, then we would like to hear from you. The department offers a supportive and respectful environment providing you with the opportunity to develop your skills with career development utilising internal and external training opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leading a small nursing team, planning and prioritsing patient care and workflow, co-coordinating the work flow on a daily basis and stepping in to keep skilled in the clinical areas.
Please see job description for further details.
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Guys and St Thomas celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studys at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
