Band 5 Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their team at the Royal Brompton Hospital. This role involves providing high-quality patient care, working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and ensuring adherence to clinical standards. The ideal candidate will hold a nursing qualification and have a passion for patient advocacy and continuous improvement in care quality.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with post registration experience in an acute hospital.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development, particularly in cardiac care.
• Ability to supervise both registered and unregistered staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care programs.
• Work under the supervision of the ward manager in maintaining nursing standards.
• Act as a patient advocate and prioritize workloads according to clinical needs.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Venipuncture

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Tools

EPIC Patient record system

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Staff Nurse

The closing date is 16 July 2025

Sir Reginald Wilson is the private patients ward at the Royal Brompton Hospital. The ward has 28 single rooms and provides care to patients undergoing cardiac/thoracic surgery, invasive cardiology procedures non-invasive cardiology investigations and care provision and respiratory investigations and treatment management.

Candidates will ideally have extensive post registration experience, working in an acute hospital ward environment. The post requires applicants to be able to work under pressure and adapt to an ever changing clinical environment. You should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical nursing and communication skills, demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop new skills and strive to provide the optimum care for patients and their families.

If you have a positive attitude towards patient care and team working, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: 16th July 2025

Interview Date: 24th July 2025

Main duties of the job

• Work under supervision of the ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent clinical standards of nursing practice and staff development as part of the ward team.
• To assist in the continuing professional development and overall performance of learners and healthcare support workers in the clinical area.
• To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of all junior staff, with the support of their senior colleagues.
• The post holder is expected to conduct all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and is required to demonstrate procedures, supervise qualified and/or unqualified staff whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to level of experience for any area specified.
• The post holder will be accountable for their nursing practice, adhere to the policies and protocols of the Trust and the NMC, and have a responsibility for their own personal and professional development.

About us

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment, and research.

We are working in partnership with King's Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.

Job responsibilities

• Patient/customer care (both direct & indirect)
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence-based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of the patient.
• A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, psychological, spiritual, socio-economic, and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within this specific speciality.
• Implement a nursing plan for an assigned group of patients indication assessment and re-assessment formulated for individual pathways, including planning for discharge.
• To act as the patient advocate in line with the NHS plan.
• In partnership with other professionals provide excellent patient care prioritising workload according to changing clinical need.
• In conjunction with the Ward Manager provide a suitable and safe environment for the physical and psychological well-being of staff, patients/ clients, and their relatives/carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
• Experience of EPIC Patient record system
• ECG Course

Experience & Knowledge

• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting.
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues.
• Current working knowledge and skills within a Level 1 ward area
• Current experience of cardiac monitoring
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS

Skills

• Ability to plan and organise workload.
• Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate.
• Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff.
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues e.g., handling complaints, clinical risk management.
• Awareness of quality & safety standards and ward audit requirements.
• Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care.
• Proficient in venipuncture & cannulation

Personal

• Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible & professional approach.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems.
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues.
• Kind & calm manner.
• Adaptable to change.
• Flexibility in shift and working patterns to meet the needs of the service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust