Staff Nurse - Neurology Ward

Cromwell Hospital London

Permanent

£30,672 - £35,052 per annum

£1,100 Shift Allowance

Full Time

A bit about us

Bupa is one of the most well-known and respected healthcare businesses in the world, because what we do matters. From our contact centres to our care homes; health and dental centres to our state of the art hospitals across all four corners of the globe, every part of our operations are dedicated to our purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. We pride ourselves on working with brilliant people who put our customers at the heart of everything they do.

Cromwell Hospital

We're an internationally recognised hospital located in the heart of Kensington, providing the highest quality healthcare for our patients. We're one of the preferred health care providers for leading consultants and for both international and local patients alike. We are continuously investing in standards and the technology to keep us at the forefront of clinical advancement.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you will take responsibility for providing generalist nursing services to Bupa customers in a caring and respectful manner while preserving their dignity. You would make sure there is complete adherence to clinical compliance and regulatory/governance requirements in your own area. In addition to this you would support business development through giving customers a positive experience and great clinical care, support initiatives to improve service for customers. You would also provide informal advice and support to the team to drive a performance culture.

What's a typical day?

You will act as a Link Nurse in a designated area reporting to and from meetings/training updates. You would be competent to undertake the role and have the courage to speak up and commitment to be a patient advocate. Monitoring and managing the nursing allocation for your team would take part of the role as well. You would participate in clinical audit as required by the Sister/Charge Nurse as well as ensure adequate stock leves to allow care to be provided. In addition to this you will help foster a supportive working environment and maintenance of staff morale through mutual regard and respect recognising and valuing contributions from individuals within the ward team. Maintaining positive working relationships with all Consultants, ensuring individual Consultant protocols are utilised would also form part of the role.

Who we're looking for?

• First level registration.
• Must have a current ILS certificate or be prepared to undertake the course within the first 3 months
• Appropriate experience in a Staff Nurse role
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Venepuncture competent
• Knowledge of NMC Codes and guidelines and their implications for practice.

Benefits

• Strong national clinical network and clinical engagement
• Within our Oncology department, all Clinical staff trained in the Gold standard framework
• [... Click Apply...] - website for our clinicians that supports learning, promotes CPD and creates an online clinical community
• CPD calendar and webinars
• Bupa Lecture Series: clinical lectures with external speakers held at academic institutions
• BMJ and Open Athens journal access
• Clinical Leadership development programmes
• Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships
• Bupa Global Nurse scholarship, inc £10,000 to spend on your own CPD
• NMC fees paid after 12 months service
• Practical support with the revalidation process
• Career opportunities to move into other roles or other parts of Bupa
• Bupa Health insurance
• 25 days holiday each year (pro rata for part time employees), increasing to 27 days after 5 years service
• Option to buy and sell 5 days holiday

To find more information or for an informal discussion before applying, please contact Joan-Eric on [... Click Apply...]/ Joan-

Closing Date: 30th December 2019 (please ignore the date below)