Senior Staff Nurse

St Mary'S Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities membership

Job summary

St Mary’s Hospital is seeking a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to lead the Acute Medical Unit. You will oversee shift operations, manage patient flow, and supervise staff while ensuring high standards of care within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, safe medication administration, effective communication with patients and relatives, and active involvement in audits and service improvement. A commitment to CPD and professional development is essential.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Significant post-registration nursing experience in an acute clinical environment.
• Commitment to CPD and maintaining clinical competence.

Responsibilities

• Leading the nursing team during the shift and allocating staff according to patient needs and acuity.
• Coordinating patient flow — admissions, transfers, discharges and escalation of delays.
• Assessing and prioritising patients, ensuring deteriorating or high-risk patients receive prompt attention.
• Overseeing safe patient care, including medication administration, observations, care plans, infection prevention and clinical documentation.
• Escalating concerns to the nurse in charge, medical team, outreach/critical care or other services when appropriate.
• Supporting and supervising staff, including newly qualified nurses, students and healthcare assistants.
• Managing staffing issues, including breaks, sickness, workload and redeployment where necessary.
• Communicating with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives to maintain continuity of care.
• Maintaining clinical standards, policies and patient-safety procedures, including incident reporting.
• Responding to emergencies and deterioration, and ensuring appropriate emergency procedures are followed.
• Supporting discharge planning, working with doctors, therapists, social care and community services.
• Acting as the senior nurse on the unit when required, making decisions about priorities and escalating operational or clinical problems.
• Contributing to audits, quality improvement, teaching and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Communication

Prioritisation

Team management

Patient safety

Clinical governance

Education

Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse who wants to join our dynamic diverse team within the Acute Medical Unit at St Mary’s Hospital. The successful candidates must have good decision-making skills, enhance clinical experience with good managerial skills in managing and leading a busy Acute Assessment Area in delivering patient centered care within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team. If you are looking for a career in Acute Medicine & you're enthusiastic with the ability to lead & work in a fast-paced clinical environment, this is a fantastic opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and consolidate your skills with the support of an experienced senior team. We're committed to developing and supporting a modern career framework for our nurses & you will be supported every step of your career pathway. Our focus is on developing the nursing leaders of the future. We offer strong support networks for leadership and professional development to ensure you get the very best from your career with us. It’s a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn & develop.

Main duties of the job

• Leading the nursing team during the shift and allocating staff according to patient needs and acuity.
• Coordinating patient flow — admissions, transfers, discharges and escalation of delays.
• Assessing and prioritising patients, ensuring deteriorating or high-risk patients receive prompt attention.
• Overseeing safe patient care, including medication administration, observations, care plans, infection prevention and clinical documentation.
• Escalating concerns to the nurse in charge, medical team, outreach/critical care or other services when appropriate.
• Supporting and supervising staff, including newly qualified nurses, students and healthcare assistants.
• Managing staffing issues, including breaks, sickness, workload and redeployment where necessary.
• Communicating with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives to maintain continuity of care.
• Maintaining clinical standards, policies and patient-safety procedures, including incident reporting.
• Responding to emergencies and deterioration, and ensuring appropriate emergency procedures are followed.
• Supporting discharge planning, working with doctors, therapists, social care and community services.
• Acting as the senior nurse on the unit when required, making decisions about priorities and escalating operational or clinical problems.
• Contributing to audits, quality improvement, teaching and staff development.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of relevant specialist or advanced clinical development.

Clinical experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post-registration nursing experience in an acute clinical environment.

Desirable criteria

• Experience specifically within an Acute Medical Unit (AMU), acute medicine, emergency department or similar high-acuity setting.

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to assess, prioritise and manage patients with a range of acute and complex clinical needs.

Desirable criteria

• Experience managing patients with complex medical conditions and clinical deterioration within an AMU setting.

Staff development

Essential criteria

• Ability to support, supervise, mentor and develop junior staff and students.

Desirable criteria

• Practice Assessor & Practice Supervisor or equivalent qualification.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable criteria

• Experience managing complex or challenging conversations with patients, relatives or staff.

Organization and prioritization

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise workload, manage competing demands and maintain safe standards of care in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable criteria

• Experience coordinating patient flow, admissions, transfers and discharges within an acute setting.

Quality Improvement

Essential criteria

• Commitment to maintaining and improving standards of patient care.

Desirable criteria

• Experience leading or participating in service improvement or change-management projects.

Education and Development

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to maintaining clinical competence.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant leadership, management, teaching or specialist nursing qualification.

IT and Documentation

Essential criteria

• Ability to use electronic patient records and other relevant clinical information systems effectively.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with specific electronic patient record systems used within acute hospital settings.

Professional values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates compassion, integrity, professionalism and commitment to equality, dignity and person-centred care.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of involvement in initiatives promoting patient experience or staff wellbeing.

Leadership experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of providing clinical leadership and coordinating nursing care within a busy clinical environment.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience as a Charge Nurse, Sister or equivalent senior nursing role.

Patient safety

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of patient safety, risk management, safeguarding, infection prevention and clinical governance.

Desirable criteria

• Experience leading or contributing to clinical audits, quality improvement or patient safety initiatives.

Patient deterioration

Essential criteria

• Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient and escalating concerns in a timely manner.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant training or experience in advanced assessment, acute care or enhanced clinical skills.

Team management

Essential criteria

• Ability to coordinate and support nursing and multidisciplinary teams and allocate staff according to patient needs.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with workforce planning, staff rostering and managing staffing challenges.

Flexibility

Essential criteria

• Willingness to work flexibly according to service requirements, including shifts, weekends and bank holidays where required.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working across different acute clinical areas or supporting service changes.

Right to work

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