Registered Nurse - General Medicine | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; South Willesborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team in South Willesborough. The role involves assisting in the planning and evaluation of patient care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and providing training to junior staff. Candidates should be clinically competent in advanced practice areas relevant to the position. The trust is dedicated to improving healthcare for an 800k local population, with a strong emphasis on staff empowerment and patient advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, implementing and evaluating the care of patients.
• Carry out investigative procedures in accordance with protocols.
• Plan own workload prioritising effectively.
• Provide support to health care assistants in delivery and maintaining high standards of care.
• Act as the patients’ advocate.
• Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges.
• Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post.
• Provide training and support to new and junior staff in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Job description

Cambridge J2 is a 19 bedded ward, taking care of patients with respiratory infections. This will include Bipap, CPAP, chest drains, Optiflow (High Flow Oxygen), Tracheostomies and Laryngectomy.

The ward team consists of 1 Ward Manager, 5 Band 6 sisters, 23 Band 5 nurses, 17 Health Care Assistants, 1 housekeeper and a Ward Clerk.

This team works well within the Multidisciplinary team, which includes the ward's own consultants, 7 days a week, and a team of junior doctors.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, implementing and evaluating the care of patients
• Carry out investigative procedures in accordance with protocols
• Plan own workload prioritising effectively
• Provide support to health care assistants in delivery and maintaining high standards of care.
• Act as the patients’ advocate
• Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Participate in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges
• Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post
• Provide training and support to new and junior staff in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

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.

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.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025