Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: LONG DAYS WEEKENDS NIGHTS BANK HOLIDAYS
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS AND BANK HOLIDAYS)
- Job ref
- 394-UPC-6992948VV
- Employer
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Hillingdon Hospital
- Town
- Uxbridge
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 per annum (incl. of HCAA)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Staff Nurse - AMU
NHS AfC: Band 5
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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team on AMU as a Band 5 Staff Nurse.
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to providing high quality standards of care. You will participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting senior staff and taking delegated team leadership 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.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Demonstrable basic clinical skills
- Demonstrable ability to make decisions
- Ability to motivate staff and build team relations
- Negotiating and decision-making skills
- Ability to develop and maintain a dynamic learning environment
- Able to work without supervision
- Evidence of successful clinical placements during training
- Experience working in an acute medical area
Desirable criteria
- Auditing experience
- IT and digital system skills
- Post basic certificate in appropriate area
- Teaching certificate
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Stafford
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895279940
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