Staff Nurse Medicine ward

HCA Healthcare UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a full-time Staff Nurse for the Medicine Ward at The Princess Grace Hospital. The ideal candidate will be NMC registered with post-qualifying experience in a complex medical unit. Responsibilities include providing high-quality care, developing care plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers a permanent contract with competitive salary and various employee benefits, including healthcare and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discounts

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• NMC Registration required.
• Experience in healthcare, especially A&E desirable.
• Ability to follow strict documentation processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to acutely unwell patients.
• Develop and implement care plans and interventions.
• Maintain patient observation documentation and escalate concerns.

Skills

NMC Registered Adult Nurse

Post-qualifying experience in a Complex Medical unit environment

Ability to manage acutely unwell patients

Education

Adult Nursing Degree

Job description

Staff Nurse- Medicine Ward

London: The Princess Grace Hospital

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Shift times: Monday – Sunday (flexibility to work long days, nights & weekends)

Permanent contract

Salary: Competitive plus shift allowance

This is a great opportunity to join The Princess Grace Hospital as a Staff Nurse in the Medicine Ward. Our Acute Medicine pathway provides a 24/7 service, providing care in our Acute Admission Unit, Acute Care Unit, or via our Urgent Care Centre, ensuring patients receive the best possible treatment - whenever they need it.

The position is based in our 19 bedded ward caring for acute medical patients with a posture of breast surgery patients and day case procedures etc. Iron infusions, interventional Radiology procedures (biopsies etc).

As an Acute Medical Nurse, you’ll be part of a team delivering high quality care to our acutely unwell patients, with a range of complex care needs. You will have the opportunity to work with our dedicated team of medical consultants from a wide range of medical specialties.

Day-to-day, you will use your knowledge and expertise to manage acutely unwell patients and work with our multi-disciplinary team to support our 1-hour pathway for patient assessment and deliver high-quality care to our general medical and surgical patients requiring medical input or optimisation.

You will provide independent assessment of patient care requirements, develop and implement care plans, and deliver appropriate nursing interventions. Ensure that the ward whiteboard is updated at the start of each shift. Maintain awareness of consultant protocols and demonstrate early recognition of deteriorating patients. Follow strict processes for documentation, recording, and monitoring patient observations, escalating concerns promptly using the SBARD handover framework. Attendance at RED training is required to support safe and effective practice.

What you’ll bring

NMC Registered Adult Nurse

Post-qualifying experience in a Complex Medical unit environment (A&E desirable)

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.

As a Staff Nurse in our Complex Medical Unit you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.