Band 5 Endocrine Staff Nurse

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their Endocrine team. The successful candidate will perform dynamic endocrine tests, educate patients, and administer treatments in a supportive and multidisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include ensuring the safety of service users, managing patient care autonomously, and providing clinical support. This role involves cross-site working at St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospital, offering a unique opportunity for professional development within a renowned trust.

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification with current registration.
• Experience in endocrinology or related field preferred.
• Strong communication skills and team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Arrange and undertake dynamic endocrine tests.
• Provide education and administer treatments.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of service users.
• Conduct assessments and manage patient care independently.

Skills

Patient education

IV medication administration

Emergency recognition

Person centred care principles

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has risen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to come and join our Endocrine team at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital.

We are looking for a staff nurse to join the endocrine specialist nurse team.

The endocrinology services within Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are progressive and dedicated to the development and onward career progression of our staff. The new post holder will be working within a supportive, motivated, academic and friendly Multi-Disciplinary Endocrine Team and will utilise the Competency Framework for Adult Endocrine Nursing to shape objectives, training & development needs and to support revalidation and career progression.

Secondary and Tertiary Specialist Endocrine Outpatient Services are run from both St Thomas’ Hospital and Guy’s Hospital hence the post will involve cross-site working on a flexible basis. Our Outpatient service is run from a designated Day Centre at each site which incorporates a Ward area for Day Case Endocrine Investigations.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for arranging, undertaking and presenting results of the dynamic endocrine tests, supported by the nursing assistant and Deputy CNS. Patient education and the administration of endocrine treatments are also a key component of this role.

The post holder will be responsible for contact with current out patients who may require input from the Diabetes and Endocrine team.

Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes pre-assessing patients preparing them for consultation. Administering medication including IV and blood product.

Take charge of a clinical area and independently manage a workload support and assess nursing assistants and student nurses, carry out audit and report back to Clinical Lead and Matron.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Breen Louise
Job title: Clinical Lead
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 02071881963

Closing date

10/12/2025