Staff Nurse - Kennedy Ward

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 ward nurse for Kennedy Ward, an acute surgical unit in the London Borough of Hillingdon. You will contribute to assessing needs, planning and evaluating care with the multidisciplinary team, and supporting senior staff.

A minimum of 1 year on a surgical ward or healthcare setting is required. Join a forward-thinking, supportive team that provides ongoing supervision and opportunities to develop new skills and contribute to service

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with valid UK registration.
• Experience on General Surgical or Orthopaedic ward.
• Experience in an acute healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Sister.
• Assess and provide holistic treatment and care to patients, ensuring high-quality service.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a role model to junior staff.
• Take responsibility and accountability for a group of patients.
• Maintain individual patient care plans and update to meet physical, social and psychological needs.
• Ensure patients' nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.
• Adhere to Infection Control policies and educate junior staff accordingly.
• Introduce and implement new nursing care ideas and methods, including research.
• Seek views of patients, carers and relatives on care and services.

Skills

Registered General Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced nurse, a team player with a positive attitude who would like to develop their career further? If you are, we would love to hear from you. Kennedy ward is a friendly 30 bedded acute surgical ward, which caters for both male and female patients. We provide care for Orthopaedic trauma patients. We also look after general surgery patients, including gynaecology and urology patients. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a band 5 staff nurse to join our forward thinking team. We are currently seeking a keen and enthusiastic individual who is looking to make a positive change and improve patient care. You will participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting senior staff and taking delegated responsibilities. You will also be responsible for assessing care needs and the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. It is essential to have at least 1 year experience on a surgical ward or healthcare environment. If you wish to develop new skills or have a passion for service improvement or are looking for a new experience please come and join our positive thinking, hardworking, friendly and supportive team. All staff members are offered ongoing support and clinical supervision to help achieve their full potential.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Sister
• To assess and provide holistic treatment and care to patients, ensuring all patients receive a high-quality service.
• To assess care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and to act as a role model to junior staff.
• To take responsibility and accountability for a group of patients
• Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient's physical, social and psychological needs are met.
• Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.
• Adhere to strict compliance with Trust Infection Control policies and procedures and ensure junior staff and learners are aware of their responsibility, observe staff practice and advise/educate as necessary.
• Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
• To actively seek the views of patients, carers and relatives on the care and services provided.
• Communicate effectively with relatives, patients, and other members of multi disciplinary team as required and ensure a good public image at all times, in a sensitive manner, by keeping them up to date with progress.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics. The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital. We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Appropriate Level of verbal and written English language skills
• Experience working in a General Surgical or Orthopaedic ward.
• Experience working in an acute Healthcare Environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Location: Kennedy Ward Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Rd, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN

Closing date: 03 November 2026

Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum/incl HCAS

Working pattern: Full-time