Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 11 months (fixed term to cover secondment)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7417801-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse F9
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Staff Nurses are responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients. With experience, they may be expected to take charge of the ward/department regularly in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
Main duties of the job
For full details of Job role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of Job role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NMC Registration or Newly Qualified
- • BLS trained
- • Preparation for Mentorship
Desirable criteria
- • ILS trained
- • A1 Assessor course
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Willingness to share knowledge
- • Awareness of current political/professional issues
- • Demonstrates awareness of the 6C’s, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
- • Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
- • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
- • Previous acute experience within the NHS
- • Demonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients
Desirable criteria
- • Previous acute experience within the NHS
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Good IT skills
- • Communicates clearly both verbally and in writing.
- • Willingness to share knowledge and mentor students
- • Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
- • Team player, able to problem solve to meet team objectives.
- • Excellent organisational skills and time management
- • Able to work under pressure and meets deadlines in a realistic manner.
- • Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
- • Accurate with attention to detail
- • Supports patient equality and diversity.
- • Ability to provide patients with an environment that supports privacy and dignity
- • Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives
- • Awareness of current political/professional issues
Desirable criteria
- • IV drug administration
- • Previous use of electronic patient record systems (eCare utilised at the West Suffolk Hospital)
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Committed to delivering a high quality service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Monica Magalhaes
- Job title
- F9 Interim Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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