Staff Nurse - Cotton Ward

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a highly motivated Band 5 staff nurse to join Cotton Ward, specializing in complex care. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, effective communication, and teamwork. The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care and support to patients and families, while also supervising junior colleagues. This position offers continuous career development opportunities and a commitment to sustainability in healthcare.

Benefits

Continuous career development

Robust education plan

Commitment to sustainable healthcare

Qualifications

• Must be a safe and effective practitioner, providing high-quality nursing care.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise and teach junior staff when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from admission to discharge.
• Maintain personal development and ensure high-quality service.
• Recognize and uphold patient confidentiality at all times.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Cotton Ward is a fast-paced, 26-bedded ward specializing in complex Vascular, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 5 staff nurse. We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic nurse who consistently exhibits professionalism, integrity, determination, and dedication to the patients and staff on Cotton Ward.

You must have the ability to promote patient-centered care, establish good relationships with patients and carers, and communicate effectively at all levels within the multidisciplinary team.

We are supported by our PDN team, who assist staff with continuous career development. We have a robust education plan and offer various courses to our staff, which helps us deliver excellent evidence-based practice to all our patients.

We Need The Successful Candidate To Be Able To

• Be a safe and effective practitioner, able to provide high-quality nursing care to patients and support to relatives.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide continuing care to a specified group of patients from admission to discharge.
• Supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as appropriate.
• Maintain their own personal development with support.

Particular emphasis is placed at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high-quality, courteous, and patient-focused manner, while maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Claire Poulter
Job title: Ward Leader
Email address: [e-mail]