Experienced band 5 staff Nurse - Acute Admissions Ward

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is seeking an Experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse for the Acute Admissions Ward. The role involves caring for acutely unwell patients, implementing treatment plans, and supervising junior staff. Ideal candidates will have relevant RN qualifications and excellent communication skills. This opportunity includes a competitive salary between £37,259 to £45,356 per year, with various shift patterns available.

Qualifications

• Adequate post-registration experience of working in a relevant area as a Band 5 RN.
• Completion of preceptorship.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the admission and stabilization of patients arriving from ED.
• Implementing care plans for patients in your care.
• Recognizing and responding to the acutely unwell or deteriorating patient.
• Supervising and helping develop junior staff on the ward.

Skills

Basic life support

Effective team member

Supervise and teach junior staff

Excellent communication skills

Decision-making abilities

Education

RN1/RN2/RN12 Registered Nurse

Teaching & assessing qualification

Job description

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

Experienced band 5 staff Nurse - Acute Admissions Ward

The closing date is 09 October 2025

The Acute Admissions Ward is a 57 bedded, acute medical admissions ward which forms part of the emergency pathway on the emergency floor. We receive acutely unwell patients from the Emergency Department for a wide variety of medical issues including respiratory, cardiac, endocrine, toxicology, haematology problems. Patients arrive in the acute phase of their illness and require further assessment and treatment until they are well enough to be discharged home or transfer to another ward. length of stay is from between a few hours to 3 days.

Good assessment skills and experience in managing acutely unwell patients is preferable. We have a large MDT including Doctors, specialist nurses and teams such as the addictions care team, tissue viability, infection control, psychiatric liaison teams, pharmacy, allied health professionals and critical response teams.

We are proud of our culture of learning, development and succession planning. You should have a commitment to mentoring and professional development and be willing to develop and take part in the multitude of study opportunities that the directorate offers.

If you are interested in becoming a part of our hard working, skilled and friendly team please do apply.

shift patterns are a mixture of Long Days and nights, including weekends - we do offer 10 requested shifts per roster to help you manage your work life balance.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

The admission, assessment and stabilisation of patients arriving from ED and other areas.

implementing care plans for patients in your care including administering medications (including IV medications, infusions and blood products)

Taking patient observations including vital signs, cardiac monitoring, PEFR or spirometry monitoring, neurological observations, fluid balance monitoring etc.

Recognising and responding to the acutely unwell or deteriorating patient including liaising with the critical response team and the medical team to ensure the best outcome for your patient.

Liaising with the wider MDT including our ward based STAT team, Phamacists, medical and specialist teams including clinical nurse specialists such as tissue viability, addictions care team, diabetes nurse specialists etc to ensure that your patient receives the best possible outcome.

As a member of the one of the biggest teaching hospitals in London, you will be expected to supervise and help develop junior staff on the ward including student nurses, newly qualified nurses and nursing assistants.

You will be supported to be nurse in charge of a zone until you are competent in this area.

Working as part of a team. helping other team members and receiving support when required.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Clinical Duties
• 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 act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• 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.
• Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
• 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 persons 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 well being 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
• Professional Responsibilities
• 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 act in accordance with Local, Hospital and Statutory Guidelines & Policies including Health and Safety initiatives.
• 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 work in accordance with Corporate Objectives
• Will compile a personal & professional portfolio (in conjunction with the Performance management process and the compilation of a Personal Development Plan).
• Will maintain a high standard of care and give courteous reception to all patients and visitors.
• Will adopt a patient orientated approach to work
• Will practice in a cost effective and cost aware manner
• Will ensure that the Hospitals policy is understood and carried out with regard to the care and custody of drugs/medications, especially with regard to those covered by the Control of Drugs Act.
• Will be familiar with the wards 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 fully conversant with the trust major incident plan, and ensure that all nurses on the ward understand the procedure.
• Will establish a relationship with a clinical supervisor
• Take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.
• Communication
• 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.
• Provides highly specialised advice concerning the care or treatment of identified groups or categories of patients/clients
• 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/co-ordinator as necessary.
• Report to the Doctor/Sister/Charge Nurse and members of the multidisciplinary team on patients conditions, both verbally and in writing as necessary.
• Liaise with inter-hospital departments/personnel
• Attend and participate in ward meetings and help promote new ideas and methods and assist in their implementation.
• Attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences to benefit patient care.
• Education & Professional Development

Act as a role model, giving guidance, counselling and support to unqualified staff and students.

• Actively contribute to the teaching programme within the ward.
• Act as mentor and introduce new staff members to their role within the team.
• Act as preceptor for newly qualified members of staff.
• Act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff.
• Assist in producing written reports concerning the basic learner nurse in the clinical setting as required by the university.
• Take every opportunity to maintain and improve knowledge and competence, and take steps to keep up to date with clinical and nursing developments.
• Local Area Variation to Core Job Description
• To complete competencies specific to the post
• This job description forms the basis of the roles duties. You should be aware that there might be other specific assigned tasks relevant to a particular area of work

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:

Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 2018. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person, those staff will be liable to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 2018 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.

Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000, post holders must apply the Trusts FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.

Information Governance

All staff must comply with information governance requirements. These includes statutoryresponsibilities (such ascompliance with the Data Protection Act),following nationalguidance (such as theNHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) andcompliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner.

Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.

Health and Safety

All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trusts health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.

All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the Trusts use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by the Trust to be mandatory.

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Person Specification

Experience

• adequate post registration experience of working in a relevant area as a band 5 RN
• completion of preceptorship

Education/ Qualifications

• RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
• Teaching & assessing qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• competent in basic life support
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Able to supervise and teach junior staff
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• ability to manage difficult situations
• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products

Values and Behaviours

• Values and Behaviours

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

£37,259 to £45,356 a yearp.a including HCA