Complex Medical Staff Nurse

Complex Medical Staff Nurse   
London: The Princess Grace Hospital    
Full time: 37.5 hours per week    
Shift times: Monday – Sunday (flexibility to work long days, Nights & weekends)    

Permanent contract:    
Salary: Competitive plus shift allowance     

This is a great opportunity to join The Princess Grace Hospital as a Staff Nurse in the Complex Medical Unit.  Our Acute Medicine pathway provides a 24/7 service, providing care in our Acute Admission Unit, Acute Care Unit, or via our Urgent Care Centre, ensuring patients receive the best possible treatment - whenever they need it.  

This position is based in our 19 bedded ward caring for acute medical patients with a posture of breast surgery patients and day case procedures ie. Iron infusions, interventional Radiology procedures (biopsies etc). 

As an Acute Medical Nurse, you’ll be part of a team delivering high quality care to our acutely unwell patients, with a range of complex care needs. You will have the opportunity to work with our dedicated team of medical consultants from a wide range of medical specialties.  

Day-to-day, you will use your knowledge and expertise to manage acutely unwell patients and work with our multi-disciplinary team to support our 1-hour pathway for patient assessment and deliver high-quality care to our general medical and surgical patients requiring medical input or optimisation.  

You will provide independent assessment of patient care requirements, develop and implement care plans, and deliver appropriate nursing interventions. Ensure that the ward whiteboard is updated at the start of each shift. Maintain awareness of consultant protocols and demonstrate early recognition of deteriorating patients. Follow strict processes for documentation, recording, and monitoring patient observations, escalating concerns promptly using the SBARD handover framework. Attendance at RED training is required to support safe and effective practice. 

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.      

 What you’ll bring:      

• NMC Registered Adult Nurse 

• Post qualifying experience in a Complex Medical unit environment (A&E desirable) 

Why HCA UK?    

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.     

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Staff Nurse in our Complex Medical Unit you’ll be eligible for:    

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you    

• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals    

• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service    

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme    

• Group Life Assurance from day one    

• Critical illness cover    

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay    

• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland    

• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you    

• Discounts with over 800 major retailers    

Culture and values   

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.   

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:   

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual  

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion  

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness  

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity  

Reasonable adjustments  

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.  

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