Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work - Early & Late shifts, Nights, Weekends & Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-7206909
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Per Annum Including High Cost Area.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Stroke Unit
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
The Stroke Unit at Princess Royal University Hospital is one of eight large Hyper Acute Stroke Centres within the Pan-London Stroke Network. It provides emergency stroke services to a diverse local community, as well as expert clinical care for both local and regional stroke patients. The service is continually expanding and evolving, offering new and exciting career opportunities.
Services provided include the TIA Clinic, Hyper Acute Stroke Care, and Acute Stroke Rehabilitation. This is a strong clinical specialty, supported by a dedicated nursing and clinical team committed to high standards of care and a supportive working environment—making it a compelling career choice for ambitious nurses.
The team also maintains a strong multidisciplinary focus, and the successful candidate will need to work collaboratively across professions, closely linking with the wider team to achieve the best possible outcomes for our patient group.
The post holder must be a Registered Nurse (RN1) and is therefore expected to adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors.
Main duties of the job
You will be a highly committed individual who can demonstrate passion and dedication to provide high quality patient care, with the support of senior nursing staff to make you a part of a skilled and competent nursing workforce. We will ensure you have the support to be able to achieve your own developmental objectives within the vision of the unit.
We are looking for self-motivated and dynamic nurses. Post registration experience in an acute setting or neuroscience nursing is required.
- To deliver high quality, evidence-based and patient focussed clinical care.
- To work effectively as part of the immediate team and wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- To uphold a duty of care and clinical governance.
- To maintain own and others’ knowledge of clinical excellence.
- To provide high quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients from admission to discharge.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient focused clinical care through:
- Delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to patients.
- Ensuring that good standards of patient care are maintained at all times.
- Adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
- Involving and supporting patients, relatives, carers, and friends throughout the care process.
- Promoting well-being and involving patients and relatives in health education.
- Providing clear and accurate written and verbal communication at all times.
- Maintaining contemporaneous and accurate record-keeping.
- Seeking guidance from senior or more experienced staff when appropriate.
Working Effectively as Part of the Immediate and Wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) by:
- Liaising effectively with all members of the MDT to ensure patient needs are met.
- Exercising leadership and initiative when appropriate.
- Providing support and advice to ward/unit staff, especially junior staff, on clinical and administrative matters.
- Coordinating with the discharge coordinator and bed manager to facilitate timely admissions and discharges.
- Keeping the ward/unit sister or charge nurse informed of significant changes or potential issues.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration at time of starting appointment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
- Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results.
- Experience in an acute setting or neuroscience nursing.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Eliamma Koshy
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689863601
- Additional information
Karen Elliot on 01689863363/63356
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