Staff Nurse — Gastroenterology Ward (Team Lead)

The Hillingdon Hospital; Uxbridge (MA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Grange Ward, which specialises in gastroenterology and related conditions. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, assess needs, develop and evaluate care plans, and take delegated leadership responsibilities.

You will be committed to high standards of nursing care, infection control, and effective communication with patients and families to support safe discharge.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that research based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.
• 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.
• Ensure all patients have estimated discharge date on admission and that progress is made towards that date liaising with multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely ordering of treatments etc.

Job description

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Grange Ward, which specialises in gastroenterology and related conditions. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, assess needs, develop and evaluate care plans, and take delegated leadership responsibilities.

You will be committed to high standards of nursing care, infection control, and effective communication with patients and families to support safe discharge.