Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mixture of long days, nights and weekends.)
- Job ref
- 177-EMER-7520138
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/10/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurse to support the team to deliver excellent patient care on Ward 12 and the frailty unit.
You will be required to confidently support your team and sharing your ideas to improve the care of patients. You will focus on engaging with colleagues and developing our service. If you are a strong inspirational, caring and compassionate individual whom works well under pressure and wants to deliver quality care to our patients then please apply.
Ward 12 is a 38 bedded older person medicine ward and frailty unit, looking after patients with different medical conditions and dementia.
As a Staff Nurse you will be expected to have a wide knowledge base on medical conditions. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the continuous development of the ward and advancement in patient-centred care, as well as keen to progress in their knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the
development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting and monitoring of standards.
The post holder will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and will be designated to take charge of the ward on a regular basis.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken Supervisor and Assessor training
Experience and knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Broad clinical knowledge base
Quality improvement
Essential criteria
- Initiative to improve patient care and delivery
Desirable criteria
- Involved with previous quality improvements
Skills, abilities and competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Jones
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452302
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