Senior Staff Nurse

Are you an enthusiastic, proactive nurse ready to take the next step in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Team Leader to join our friendly and dedicated Head and Neck and Vascular Ward. We're looking for someone who:

• Takes ownership of their actions
• Leads with confidence and compassion
• Thrives in a fast-paced, specialist environment
• Enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary surgical team
Our 25-bedded ward is a supportive and collaborative place to work, and we're proud of the high-quality care we deliver. If you're motivated, flexible, and passionate about making a difference, you could be the perfect fit. You will work closely with a range of surgical MDTs, supporting staff, maintaining high clinical standards, and ensuring safe, effective care for our patients., As a Band 6 Team Leader, you would play a clinical role whereby the post holder will be responsible for the provision of quality patient care through clear clinical leadership. - To be a clinical expert and ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care centred in promoting patient safety in the unit. - To promote and ensure continued development of the service in line with Trust, local and national initiatives. - To effectively manage and lead the nursing team and work proactively with the multidisciplinary team in conjunction with the Ward manger. - To provide effective leadership and direction over unit staff and deputise for the ward manager in their absence. - To act as a resource and have specialist interest in teaching and development of the nursing staff whilst ensuring mandatory and in house training is maintained.

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.