Registered Nurse- General Medicine (Cambridge J1)

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS hospital trust in the UK seeks a registered nurse to join their team. You will be responsible for communicating effectively with patients, maintaining accurate medical records, and assessing care for critically ill patients. The successful candidate will participate in training new staff and facilitating safe discharges. This role requires a strong focus on nursing standards and patient care ethics, adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification necessary.
• Understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Experience in a clinical environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients and relatives.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with legal requirements.
• Assess and implement care for critically ill patients.
• Participate in planning safe discharges.
• Provide training and support to new staff.

Skills

Effective communication

Patient record management

Infection control

Patient care assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, ensuring accurate and seamless information is conveyed and documented.
• Ensure that accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements.
• Act as the identified nurse for critically ill patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
• Participate in taking an active role in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges.
• Work to eliminate all avoidable infection by acting as a role model in infection prevention and control prevention to all staff, visitors and patients.
• Provide training and support to new and junior staff in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk to minimise risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors.
• Involve patients in their care and ensure their understanding of treatment plan and care options before gaining informed consent for care delivery and interventions.
• Ensure that Privacy and Dignity of patients is maintained at all times and work to minimise mixing of male and female patients and sharing of bathroom/toilet facilities.
• Participate in department meetings when required.
• Ensure compliance with professional expectations as outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To participate in an annual appraisal with relevant reviews and to follow your personal development plan as agreed with your line manager.

About the Employer

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Visa and Sponsorship

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.