Senior Staff Nurse

HJE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare scheme worth up to

27 days annual leave

Blue Light Card discounts

Interest-free season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Free eye check-up vouchers with lenses

Free newspaper and media subscriptions

Local Business discounts

Discount in our Hospice Charity shop

Refer a Friend scheme

Free Cinema Society Membership

Personal development and training

Annual events and recognition awards

Career progression and increments

Free Staff Gym access

Job summary

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital in London is seeking an experienced Band 6 Registered Nurse to join St Elizabeth Ward, a 16-bed surgical unit delivering care for day case and inpatient procedures. The role combines senior clinical leadership with hands-on patient care across orthopaedics and other specialties, with strong focus on evidence-based practice, team supervision, and improving standards.

Private charity hospital with a long history, dedicated to high-quality care and staff development.

Qualifications

• NMC registration active and current.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families.
• Promote improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice.
• Undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager, including supervision of junior staff.
• Apply advanced clinical skills to ensure safe, effective care for patients.

Skills

NMC registration

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our team on St Elizabeth Ward, a 16-bed surgical ward providing care for both day case and surgical inpatients.

The ward cares for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery as well as those requiring care across a range of specialties, including Breast, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, General Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal, Urology.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and evidence-based patient care and who is ready to take on a senior clinical and leadership role.

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is a leading private hospital in London, offering a comprehensive range of specialist medical treatments, clinics and diagnostic services from a team of world-class consultants, supported by a dedicated team of clinical and non-clinical staff.

We are known for our exceptional standards of care, excellent nursing standards, and cutting-edge medical treatments.

We have 170 years of history and are looking for people to join us for the next chapter. We are very unique as the only truly charitable private hospital in London and as a charity, every private patient treated helps support our on-site community hospice.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Band 6 Registered Nurse, you will:

• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager, including supervision of more junior staff
• To apply advanced clinical skills to assist in performing safe effective care for patients

What we’re looking for

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration who has relevant clinical experience and the confidence to work as part of a senior nursing team.

You will ideally have:

• Extensive experience at Band 6 already
• Demonstrable practice that is evidence based and up to date
• Experience of working with teams, motivating and empowering them to deliver excellent standards of patient care
• Experience of identifying and dealing with risks encountered within own practice.
• Experience of supporting junior / less experienced staff to improve standards of patient care.
• Able to supports less experienced / junior staff to respond to feedback in positive manner setting objectives as required.

Why apply for this role?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments
• Free Staff Gym access

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.