Staff Nurse - Winter / Medical Wards (Experienced Adult Nurse)

The Acute & General Medicine Directorate is a great career choice whether you plan to utilise experience gained to enrich your portfolio to move on to other specialities/roles or even better - if you decide to make this hugely rewarding area of nursing your ultimate career choice - it takes a very special person.
We are particularly interested in nurses with a love of the elderly who would be happy to join our Older Persons' Unit after the winter ward closes. Alternatively we also have vacancies in our Specialist Stroke unit.
We will also have vacancies in other areas of medicine and have a very committed Practice Development team that offer fantastic development opportunities in the form of study days and the Acutely Ill Adult Work-based learning Qualification in Specialism course which is really well evaluated.
In AGM we support and develop our band 5s ready for a band 6 role, where we have the AGM Band 6 Leadership Programme that aims to grow and develop our band 6s into the Ward Sisters & Charge Nurses of the future. There are also secondment opportunities in Medicine which expose our staff to different roles and encourage career progression.
We told you this was a good career choice!, Clinical Duties
Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical
areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing
assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations
for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of
work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and
practical experience.
To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient
orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within
the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines
To ensure that patients' receive high quality clinical care and a good
patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and
doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and
wellbeing of the individuals.
Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to
develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive
assessment of a person's nursing requirements.
Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and
appropriate for their needs.
Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and
maintaining the highest possible standards.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., 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 around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We will have permanent staff nurse vacancies available in the Acute & General Medicine Directorate.
In Acute & General Medicine we like to be prepared and we are currently preparing for winter when we plan to open a winter ward.
These positions would start in our winter ward. Once Spring arrives next year, we won't be putting you away with the Xmas decorations, we would like to keep you within the directorate, develop you and help you on your way to your chosen career path because the experience you gain in medicine is invaluable to any role in the future., We will also consider a 3 month secondment where you can enrich your skills and experience, safe in the knowledge that your job will be there to go back to after.
Closing Date: 24th September at Midnight
Proposed Interview Date: 1st October 2024
NB- virtual interviews are not an option. We like to meet our candidates in person on the day