Job summary
We are excited to be recruiting a nurse to work in the Discharge Lounge for our Cardiothoracic surgical wards in a world-leading cardiac centre in the heart of the City of London, who will be working alongside our team of dedicated staff, caring for patients pre and post cardiothoracic surgery. The patients being discharged via the Discharge Lounge will be those who have undergone both Cardiac and Thoracic procedures.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse? This role has an element of autonomy so allows for forward thinking and where the successful candidate will be encouraged to develop on ideas that will benefit patient flow for all the cardiothoracic surgical wards. But allow for the Discharge Lounge to work to continue develop and grow.

Main duties of the job
As a teaching hospital, personal development is highly valued and we will work with you to ensure you have access to all of the Trust's education resources including our education programmes and leadership opportunities. We will actively encourage your career and professional development by supporting courses that are relevant to your clinical speciality. Successful candidates will be supported by Junior Sisters/Charge Nurse, the Ward Manager, Practice Development Nurse and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

We are proud of the fact that our nurses gain invaluable experience here at St Bartholomew's Hospital, through which they are ideally placed to move into more senior roles, or acquire new skills.

We welcome interest from Nurses who have more than one years experience and who are looking for a change of environment.

Ready to take on a new challenge? We look forward to having you join us.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Relevant experience in the clinical specialty
• Experience of shift co-ordination across the working week

Desirable

• Experience in managing staff and leading teams
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills with MDT and patients
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to support the development of the service
• Ability to support the development of others
• Ability to organise and forward plan
• Ability to respond to challenges in a proactive way

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• IV accreditation
• Specialist Clinical course
• Possession of or working towards a first degree

Desirable

• Mentorship course

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).