Staff Nurse - MADU | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Slough is seeking dedicated nurses for its Medical Acute Dependency Unit. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for both experienced nurses and newly qualified candidates, providing high-quality care for acutely unwell patients. The trust emphasizes professional development through mentoring and robust support systems aimed at ensuring nurse success. Flexibility in working hours and patterns is encouraged to create a healthy work-life balance. This is a great chance to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while advancing your nursing career.

Benefits

Comprehensive preceptorship programme

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Nurse must provide compassionate care for acute conditions.
• Effective coordination within a multi-disciplinary team is required.
• Nurse is responsible for assessing and planning individual patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for patients with various acute conditions.
• Coordinate patient care with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care.

Skills

Compassionate care provision

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Graduation from a UK University in Nursing

Job description

Are you a Nurse looking for your next challenge or an opportunity to grow your career?

We are excited to invite you to join the dedicated Medical Acute Dependency Unit (MADU) nursing team at Wexham Park Hospital, part of the Medicine Directorate.

Our 16‑beded MADU provides high‑quality care for acutely unwell patients, with facilities for full cardiac monitoring and non‑invasive ventilation. We deliver level 1 and level 2 care for a wide range of conditions, including:

• Gastrointestinal bleeds
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Type 1 & Type 2 respiratory failure requiring non‑invasive ventilation
• Heart failure
• Severe electrolyte imbalances
• Central and arterial line monitoring

This is an excellent opportunity for both experienced nurses seeking a new direction and newly qualified nurses nearing the end of training.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses graduating from UK Universities who are starting their careers this year. At FHFT you will be supported through a comprehensive preceptorship programme, mentoring, and ongoing development to help you thrive in your new role. If you’re compassionate, committed, and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply and begin your journey with us.

Join us and be part of a supportive, skilled, and forward‑thinking team, making a real difference to patients’ lives every day.

• Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions
• Co‑ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025