Band 5 Staff Nurse - East Wing 10 HDU

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Job summary

An established NHS foundation trust is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurse for the East Wing 10 High Dependency Unit. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide critical care to patients requiring advanced monitoring and support. Join a dynamic team in a state-of-the-art facility, where you'll be integral to delivering high-quality patient experiences. With a commitment to clinical excellence and professional growth, this position is perfect for those eager to make a difference in the healthcare sector. Embrace the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment while contributing to the well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse required with evidence of professional development.
• Experience in acute hospital settings preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care from admission to discharge.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team for patient care.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and maintain documentation.

Skills

Nursing

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Patient Care

Basic Computer Skills

Education

Registered Nurse on the NMC register

Evidence of continuing professional development

Tools

Electronic Patient Records (EPR)

Job description

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Thomas' Hospital Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 p.a. incl. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 11/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 28/05/2025

Band 5 Staff Nurse - East Wing 10 HDU

Band 5

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse – East Wing 10 High Dependency Unit

Our Unit is looking for you!

East Wing 10 is a state-of-the-art, new and improved 15 bedded unit and we are looking for you!

We are looking for enthusiastic and energised nurses to join our friendly, welcoming team on this new venture to deliver high quality level 2 patient care. EW10 HDU is an integral part of the large and dynamic Critical Care department at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), caring for both surgical and medical patients. These are patients who have either been stepped down from Intensive Care, or those requiring a step up in care from ward level and the Emergency Department. These patients often require support of one or more organs, such as with non-invasive ventilation, renal replacement therapy and advanced cardiovascular support, all of which require close monitoring and observation.

The upgraded facilities and enhanced infection control measures will improve our ability to cater for the complex needs of critically ill patients. Guys and St. Thomas’ are committed to investing in our hospital environments so we can continue to improve care and patient experience. This is one of several capital projects undertaken at GSTT that will improve facilities for patients.

Interview date: 28th May 2025

Main duties of the job

We are looking for nurses with a willingness to learn, that thrive under pressure and have the ability to adapt and refine their skills according to the demands of the unit.

Would you like to work as a Band 5 Staff Nurse in one of the largest Critical Care departments in the UK? We are currently recruiting experienced & motivated Nurses to work in Critical Care, no previous critical care experience required (High Dependency or Intensive Care), who are looking for an innovative, challenging and inspirational career experience.

Working for our organisation

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.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
• Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
• To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
• Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
• Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a person’s nursing requirements.
• Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs.
• Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards.
• Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
• Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and wellbeing and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained.
• Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
• Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
• Will be familiar with the Health and Safety at Works Act, and be aware of its implications and ensure that local unit and departmental policies are followed.
• Will adopt a patient orientated approach to work
• Will be familiar with the ward’s fire, manual handling and C.O.S.H.H. policies and ensure that all nurses in the ward are aware of the policies.
• Will be responsible for the provision and receipt of complex, sensitive or contentious information related to patients, patient care, relatives, staff and other multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with all members of the multi- disciplinary team regarding patient care.
• Will communicate with patients and relatives, making reports and liaising, as appropriate; with medical staff other members of the care team and management.
• Will give and receive day/night reports. Acting as team leader/member/coordinator as necessary.

Person specification

Knowledge/Qualification

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working in an acute hospital-based area
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Completion of preceptorship

Skills

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Basic Computer Skills including ability to use Electronic Patient Records (EPR)

Guy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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