Staff Nurse for Respiratory Medicine - William Gull Ward

As an experienced band 5 nurse on William Gull ward, you will be responsible for assessing the needs of patients, planning care and the implementation and evaluation of care pathways without direct supervision.

Following a period of orientation and professional development you may have management responsibility and be in-charge of the ward on certain shifts, in addition to supervising junior members of staff. You will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward.

You will be accountable for your own professional actions, ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

You will demonstrate our trust values at all times and be a role model for more junior members of staff.

Although not essential, candidates with previous experience of managing patients with long-term and acute respiratory conditions is preferred. Additional education and development opportunities will be available to successful candidates.

We have vacancies for experienced Staff Nurses on William Gull ward, which is one of our medical wards, specialising in respiratory medicine., Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.