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Here at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 6 A&E registered nurses to join our temporary staffing bank.

As a trust bank A&E nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in either of our two emergency departments working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.

Working shifts as a bank registered A&E nurse across either of our two emergency departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values.

As an accountable registered A&E nurse you will be responsible for delivering excellent care to patients attending the emergency department, providing assessment and total patient care in a fast paced environment.

Clinical duties, include acute medical and surgical assessment, managing deteriorating patients, supporting patients with mental health needs, working across all areas of the department including majors, minors, resuscitation, triage, utilising your assessment skills, phlebotomy and cannulation, recording ECG and cardiac monitoring.

You will also be required to provide guidance and support to junior staff.

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shift are paid at 11.5 hours.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families.

He / She is designated to take charge of the Department in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.

He/she is expected to supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff.

As part of the Accident and Emergency Nursing Team, in the event of a major incident being declared, it is expected that the post holder will support and respond as requested by the department.

As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the government’s proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from 1 April 2022 unless exempt. This also means that by 3 February 2022 all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinated to apply to the vast majority of roles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment.




This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 5 A&E registered nurses to join our temporary staffing bank.

As a trust bank A&E nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in either of our two emergency departments working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.

We are looking for bank nurses to work in our Emergency Department.

We offer regular days and night shifts and pay a full 11.5 hours for a long shift.

You must be a qualified nurse with 6 months post qualification experience preferable in an acute setting.

You must have completed a certificate in Critical care and be able to provide evidence of this.

Please see person specification for details of required experience and qualifications.

Our Emergency Department sees over 90,000 patients a year, and has an integrated Paediatric Emergency Department and an Urgent Care Centre. In addition to this, we are in the unique position of having a consultant led care of the Elderly Team who assess older patients for appropriate admission or organise enhanced social care support in the community.

The Urgent Care Centre within our Emergency Department has our ENPs working with the GPs to deliver an efficient and responsive service. The department has an active research programme with a number of nursing staff within the department undertaking research projects.

World class services

The Royal Free London NHS Trust is an internationally renowned teaching hospital, rated as excellent by the Care Quality Commission.




Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shift are paid at 11.5 hours.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families.

The chief responsibility of the post holder will be to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate nursing care and to act as a named nurse under the supervision of a senior team leader.

As part of the Accident and Emergency Nursing Team, in the event of a major incident being declared, it is expected that the post holder will support and respond as requested by the department.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 a motivated and organized person to join the Breast cancer team at the Royal Free. The postholders will work closely with the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider service to support and provide holistic care to patients with cancer and their carers. The successful candidates should have excellent communication skills. He/ she will liaise regularly with patients, carers, nurses, GPs and cancer support services, perform holistic needs assessments and refer patients to appropriate resources and agencies.



The successful candidates are required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

To provide general information and support about cancer and cancer services, to enable people to navigate the health and social care system and make choices that are best for their cancer and their life. A key aspect of the role involves daily and direct (e.g. face to face and telephone) communication with patients, relatives, carers, and other health and social care professionals. The information and nature of the communication required is sensitive due to the nature of cancer. Communication in this context requires a high degree of empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty and integrity.

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

To support the delivery of personalised cancer care interventions to breast cancer patient, this will involve cross site working supporting the CNS team at the Royal Free Hampstead site and Chase Farm hospital.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

This lovely family in Hampstead Heath, London is looking for a Full-time Nanny-Housekeeper to help them look after their two school-aged children. The ideal candidate will arrive early afternoon, cook for the family and clean the home before collecting the children and caring for them for the rest of the day. A key responsibility includes cooking for the family and preparing meals for the week, with a strong preference for candidates knowledgeable in Asian cuisine. Bonus if the candidate speaks Cantonese, Chinese, Filipino or any Asian language.

A valid first aid qualification is essential for this position.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 12 nn or 1pm to 7 pm

Duties include:

assisting with bath time routine
dressing the children
feeding them
cleaning them up after every meal
taking them to playdates
preparing various age-appropriate activities
playing with them
helping the other children with homework
making sure they are always happy and safe
teaching general life skills, such as basic hygiene and manners
take care of the household
cooking for the family
making sure the toilet and bathroom are clean
doing the grocery shopping and errands
organising cupboards and changing bedsheets
They are looking for someone who can start on the 11th of November 2024.

To learn more about this Full time Nanny-Housekeeper role, please apply and a consultant will contact you with more information.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients families. He / She is designated to take charge of the Department in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. He/she is expected to supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff. As part of the Accident and Emergency Nursing Team, in the event of a major incident being declared, it is expected that the post holder will support and respond as requested by the department. As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the governments proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from1 April 2022unless exempt. This also means that by3 February 2022all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinatedto apply tothe vast majority ofroles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients families. The chief responsibility of the post holder will be to assess, plan, implement andevaluate nursing care and to act as a named nurse under the supervision of a senior team leader. As part of the Accident and Emergency Nursing Team, in the event of a major incident being declared, it is expected that the post holder will support and respond as requested by the department.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

As shown in person specifications for both the band 4 and band 5 roles. If you are successful at being shortlisted you be interviewed and assessed for the grade being offered. As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the governments proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from1 April 2022unless exempt. This also means that by3 February 2022all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinatedto apply tothe vast majority ofroles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment.

The post holder is responsible for assessing, planning and implementingpatient care, whilst ensuring that the Trusts World class Care values aremet Maintain a safe environment in the ward/department with particularreference to infection control and the safety and welfare of patients,visitors and other staff members Provide 1:1 specialist care to individual patients (when required)Maintain care records and other relevant documentation adhering toNMC/Trust record keeping legislation, guidelines and policy Maintain patient confidentiality Prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence based practice and research Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their carers Maintain skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trusts policies and procedures

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of RoyalFree London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values. To be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and thedevelopment, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring highstandards of evidence based care using a defined model of care. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensurethat these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, withinown management responsibility. To contribute to the development of evidence based guidelines/policies relating tospeciality. To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained usingappropriate written and electronic documentation. To monitor the Friends and Family Test/Expedia patient feedback and use to improveand maintain an excellent patient experience. To collect data and provide essential information in a timely and accurate mannerwhen requested for e.g. audits or monitoring CQC standards. To measure patient acuity and/or dependency to inform evidence-based decisionmaking on staffing and workforce. To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate variance. To implement safe working practices with regard to the Trusts ClinicalGovernance/Clinical Risk Strategies. To be responsible for ensuring effective mechanisms are in place so that all clinicaland non-clinical incidents, including serious incidents are properly reported,investigated and changes made to avoid recurrence. To establish effective working relations with all members of the multi-disciplinaryteam to promote good communication and a multi-disciplinary approach to patientcare. To communicate with patients and significant others with empathy and reassuranceregarding assessment, care and treatment. To supervise Band 5 staff, or unqualified staff, in all aspects of care and within thesphere of competency. Ensure that staff have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out caredelegated to them. Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code ofProfessional Conduct and Scope for Expanded Practices for Nurses, Midwives andHealth Visitors.2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS To ensure high standards of care are given to all patients, monitoring this throughspot checks and clinical quality indicators outcome measures.3 To obtain patient and relative feedback by undertaking clinical rounds with the aim of providing excellent standards of care. To be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care. To ensure communication with patients and significant others is established, ensuring empathy and reassurance regarding, assessment, care and treatment. Be accountable at all times for ensuring that safeguards are in place for patients, in particular those adults or children at risk. To ensure early discharge/transfer planning is carried out enabling appropriate arrangements to be in place for patients leaving hospital/ transferring, making referrals and providing information to community services, as required, in order achieving a safe and timely discharge from hospital. To ensure that all patients are cared for in a clean and well-maintained clinical area, ensuring that all staff are aware that they are directly responsible for cleanliness standards when in charge and escalating issues when necessary.3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Ensure that all staff act in accordance with Trust policies such as Infection Prevention and Control, Confidentiality, Health & Safety and Equal Opportunities. Assist with the development of, and implementation of, local and trust wide policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. To be aware of the research process and current trends. In collaboration with the Senior Sister, audit agreed clinical guidelines of practice, policies and benchmarks within area of clinical responsibility. Resolve any concerns about levels of care or incidents involving patients escalating to the Matron/Senior Sister and reporting via the Trusts incident reporting system. Contribute to discussions and plans regarding service improvements and initiatives.4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES Accountable for general ward environment needs, being alert to possible sources of cross-infection, maintaining safe and clear walkways and bed areas, ensure fire exits remain clear and equipment and supplies are stored correctly. Accountable for the safe custody, storage, usage and recording of all medication including controlled drugs in accordance with Trust Policy. Accountable for efficient and economical use of ward supplies.5. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING In the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to- day management of nursing and support staff within the ward. On a rotational basis be responsible for scheduling duty rotas, annual leave, study leave, monitoring absences and use of temporary staff, monitoring the use of bank staff. To act as an effective mentor and preceptor and support other ward staff in performing this role. To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff and maintaining a low vacancy rate. To develop skills in understanding the management and monitoring the non-pay budget. To develop skills to be able to investigate accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing corrective actions where necessary and in consultation. To liaise with the Senior Matron and Complaints and Clinical Risk Management Teams appropriately.4 To ensure there are effective communication systems in place to enable staff to keep abreast of developments in the organisation. To contribute to the planning and organising of service improvements.6. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES To be responsible for ensuring confidentiality and safekeeping of patient records. To ensure that there is effective communication systems in place to allow staff to keep abreast of developments in the organisation including unit meetings.7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Attend general trust Induction. Attend corporate nursing and midwifery induction. To be aware of the research process and current trends. In collaboration with the matron, lead nurse and clinical lead, audit agreed clinical guidelines of practice, policies and benchmarks within area of clinical responsibility. Through the appraisal system, ensures own training needs are identified and mandatory training is kept up to date in conjunction with the Ward Manager. Attend and contribute to staff meetings, including team briefings and reads information as required. To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness. To be involved in teaching and education programmes and assist in mentoring student Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Assistants. To actively participate in own appraisal/personal development plan with the appropriate supervisor.

Average of 2.5 outpatient clinics per week (typically 4 new patients and 8 follow ups). Managing patients with sleep disordered breathing including domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation for chronic respiratory failure and clinics supporting the Central and Northwest London (CNWL) Community Respiratory Service 8 weeks per year providing General Respiratory ward cover managing respiratory inpatients plus 8 weeks providing support for referrals on other wards. The number of patients varies, but is typically in the region of 15-20 patients. Contribute to the appropriate triage and investigation of referrals to respiratory medicine as part of the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) pathway. Participate in joint acute medicine and respiratory on call rota. For acute medicine on calls this will be 1/12 weekends on site on call from 9am - 3pm. This will involve supporting patients on the acute medical and respiratory wards and post take duties on outlier wards. There is an additional 1 in 7 weekends respiratory phone service 8am-8pm, with no onsite commitment unless there is an emergency. The phone service involves discussion with the respiratory (on site) registrar of complex patients that require consultant input. New Respiratory admissions will be post-taked by the onsite acute medicine consultant. Sleep and Ventilation MDTs Participate in service development and policy review including clinical audit. Participate in the supervision and training of specialty trainees and, teaching of other junior trainees, medical students and hospital staff as appropriate. Participate in the undergraduate teaching programme of UCL Medical School students attached to respiratory medicine. Participate in clinical audit. Contribute to Sleep and Ventilation research Participate in CPD and quality assurance activity including annual appraisal and revalidation. Support infection prevention & control and antimicrobial stewardship activities.

Job Descriptions for both the Band 6 and Band 7 positions are attached and long with the Personal Specifications for you to review. If you are successful at being shortlisted you will be invited to interview and assessed for the relevant grade offered. As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the governments proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from1 April 2022unless exempt. This also means that by3 February 2022all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinatedto apply tothe vast majority ofroles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment. **THIS ROLE IS BASED WITHIN OUTPATIENT PHARMCIES.**

As shown in person specifications for both the band 4 and band 5 roles. If you are successful at being shortlisted you be interviewed and assessed for the grade being offered. As part of our continued response to COVID19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) guidance and the governments proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles which have face-to-face contact with patients and service users from1 April 2022unless exempt. This also means that by3 February 2022all such staff will need to have had their first COVID19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinatedto apply tothe vast majority ofroles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as being within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption from these requirements) as a condition of your employment. **THIS ROLE IS BASED WITHIN OUTPATIENT PHARMCIES.**

Our acute services are predominantly delivered from our three major sites at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London, Barnet General Hospital in Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital based in Enfield. All are served by excellent public transport links and have onsite parking or nearby off site free parking. **If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert** Please read the guidance for applicants and completing the application form documents prior to completing your application form (documents are located to the right). We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident employer and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services. The Trust may close any advertised post before the stated closing date. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the advert closing date, regretfully you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Doctor in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

To support the delivery of personalised cancer care interventions to breast cancer patient, this will involve cross site working supporting the CNS team at the Royal Free Hampstead site and Chase Farm hospital.