Staff Nurse - Medical Short Stay Unit

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band 5 Staff Nurse in the Medical Short Stay Unit at Wexham Park Hospital. You will be part of a dedicated team delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. This role offers opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a real difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent experience within a medical nursing environment.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Able to work flexible shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and nursing students.
• Maintain records in line with NMC guidelines.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical Judgement

Education

Registered General Nurse

Tools

IV Medications

Catheters

Job description

Job Overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse – Medical Short Stay Unit (MSSU), Wexham Park Hospital

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dynamic Medical Short Stay Unit (MSSU) at Wexham Park Hospital. As part of a multidisciplinary team comprising Doctors, Nurses, Emergency Care Assistants, and Administrative Staff, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care.

In this role, you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for a diverse patient group within a fast-paced environment. The MSSU provides short-term care and treatment for patients requiring acute medical attention, making it a rewarding and varied nursing setting.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Supervise, support, and mentor junior staff and nursing students, fostering a positive and educational ward culture.

Demonstrate sound clinical judgement and the ability to work autonomously when required.

Promote and uphold the highest standards of care and professional practice.

What We're Looking For

A registered nurse (NMC) with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

A team player with a proactive approach to patient care.

Someone with the confidence and competence to work independently and as part of a cohesive unit.

A commitment to continuous professional development and high standards of clinical care.

Join us and make a real difference in the lives of patients while advancing your nursing career in a supportive and progressive environment.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership for the assessment of patient needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, which are evidence based, utilising all available resources taking into consideration the lifestyle, gender and cultural background and ensure involvement with the patient, carers, and significant others.

>Provide clinical care to patients undergoing assessment and treatment

>Maintain records in line with NMC guidelines for records and record keeping.

>Practice within the Legal & Ethical framework as established by Nursing & Midwifery Council(NMC)and national & local legislation to ensure patients interest and well being are met.

>Empower patients to take responsibility for their health , well-being and future lifestyle by practising in an open transparent and inclusive manner thereby ensuring patients have the relevant information to participate in decisions about their care.

>Promote and support innovation in clinical practice

>Undertake education and training specific to the clinical area.

> Demonstrate own professional development

> Support the Senior Charge Nurse in the affective management of resources including stores supplies, pharmacy and maintenance of equipment

Working for our organisation

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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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Current (or pending) NMC registration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• ILS study day completed or pending
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience within a medical nursing environment
• Working as part of team in a demanding environment
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in care of managing patients with chronic medical problems
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Awareness of current issues in acute medical care
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to administer IV medications and insert catheters
  
  

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to work flexible shift patterns, weekends, nights and bank holiday
  
  

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to work flexible shift patterns, weekends, nights and bank holiday
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

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