Temporary Staff Nurse – Orthopaedic / Neuro Surgery

• Provide direct nursing care to patients in accordance with CCL’s established policies, procedures and protocols.
  
• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
  
• Is able to prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and escalate to the senior nursing team/clinicians immediately.
  
• Evaluate, update and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
  
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
  
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  
• Provide teaching and educational material as appropriate, validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching.
  
• Is proactive in seeking out different style methods of communication to achieve the best outcomes
  
• Maintain professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study and ensures they meet the requirements for revalidation.
  
• Provide students with the opportunity to learn practical skills and gain knowledge by ensuring the provision of recognised and trained mentors.
  
  Leadership
  
• Provide feedback on individual progression and/or identifies any concerns.
  
• Identify own training needs and maintains professional development in accordance with Revalidation requirements.
  
  Quality & Safety
  
• Adhere to the NMC code of conduct and acts as the patient advocate at all times.
  
• Participate effectively at the Quality improvements initiatives for the ward ensures that the Ward KPI’s are achieved and are aligned with CCL quality standards.
  
• Ensure adherence to CCL Complaints Management Policy and communicates with patients, families, visitors and external providers in a calm, courteous, helpful manner, endeavouring to resolve difficult issues at the departmental level.
  
• Ensure a safe environment for patients, Caregivers and visitors following the guidelines of risk management. Proactively reporting incidents, risks and/or failings taking responsibility to minimise these.
  
• Demonstrate Infection Control principles and takes appropriate action where there is variance to the agreed KPI’s.
  
• Use departmental resources in a cost effective and responsible matter.
  
• Carry out additional roles and responsibilities needed for the role as delegated by the senior team.
  
• Communicates patient clinical information clearly and accurately, documenting pertinent information in nursing record and ensuring complete documentation of patient care.
  
• Participate in research and innovation and the dissemination of Evidence Based Practice in care delivery.

• Nursing Bachelor’s Degree.
  
• Must be willing to undertake relevant post-registration courses.
  
  Desirable
  
• BLS/ILS provider course completed and qualification in required upon hire, or within 3 months of hire.
  
  Languages
  
• Ability to speak and write in English equivalent to level 7 of the International English Language Testing System or the Occupational English Test (OET) at level B is required.
  
  Certifications
  
• Current nursing registration (First Level) through the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) required, with no restrictions to practice.
  
  Complexities of Work (Skills)
  
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work autonomously.
  
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
  
• Ability to prioritise workload in a complex environment and supervise junior members of the team ensuring high quality safe and effective patient care.
  
• Supports the Acute Care Nurse Manager in contributing to CCL’s nursing and strategic go
  
• Working in an international, multi-cultural environment, being respectful of others cultures and beliefs.
  
  Work Experience
  
  Essential
  
• Demonstrable clinical experience in the Ortho ,Neuro care field.
  
  Desirable
  
• Post graduate Ortho , Neuro courses
  
• Desirable to be competent in /have had exposure to the use of electronic clinical systems (EPIC, similar clinical systems)
  

As part of one of the world’s most respected academic medical centres, Cleveland Clinic London offers access to a global network of physicians and specialists. We provide patients with high-quality, integrated care, enabled by technology.

Cleveland Clinic London is part of a global health system that consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the world. We focus on clinical excellence, safety and patient outcomes, all supported by research, medical education, technology and teamwork.

Our mission — caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve — has driven us to seek continual innovation and improvement over our 100-year history.

Cleveland Clinic London

Cleveland Clinic is an integrated healthcare system with hospitals and outpatient centres in the U.S. (Ohio, Florida and Nevada), Canada (Toronto), the U.A.E. (Abu Dhabi) and now London. Cleveland Clinic’s first healthcare facility in London, Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre, opened in September 2021. Cleveland Clinic London’s 184-bed hospital followed and opened in Spring 2022.

Cleveland Clinic employs more than 70,000 people globally with patients coming to us from more than 185 countries every year. Cleveland Clinic London offers:

1,250 caregivers, including 270 medical doctors and 450 nurses.

184 inpatient beds.

29 ICU beds.

8 operating theatres.

21 day case rooms for surgery.

42-bed neurological suite for rehabilitation.