Staff Nurse

Are you an experienced surgical nurse looking to develop your career within a specialist elective head & neck surgery ward?, The Senior Staff Nurse role is a ward based leadership role involving the provision of high quality nursing care, and assisting in leading and supporting the nursing team. You will have clinical responsibilities including providing care for an allocated group of patients. This will involve all medication administration, nursing assessment and observation, acute care, provision of personal care and assistance with all care needs. Taking charge of the shifts will also be a key aspect of the role alongside providing support, education and leadership to junior staff and student nurses.

T14 North is an inpatient elective surgery ward specialising in the care of Head & Neck, ENT and Maxillofacial surgery patients. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Staff Nurse to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have relevant Band 5 clinical experience and a strong interest in inpatient surgical nursing. You will play a key role in delivering high quality patient care while supporting the day to day running of the ward. You will be committed to supporting and developing nurses and healthcare assistants, promoting professional standards, and contributing to the teaching and mentorship of junior colleagues and students. The role requires the confidence and capability to take charge of the ward when required, alongside excellent communication and organisational skills. This role provides opportunities to enhance your clinical knowledge, develop leadership experience and access a range of educational and professional development programmes.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. We have a strong multidisciplinary approach working closely with the therapists, clinical nurse specialists and the surgical teams. Clinical excellence and high standards are at the heart of the care we provide as is teamwork and respect. This setting offers huge potential to develop your nursing career the on the job learning is unparalleled thanks to the variety of surgical cases and the guidance and mentoring of our expert team. We have an excellent practice development team within the surgical division who will provide support and development to you and the team. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff
• UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.