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The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Outpatient Staff Nurse - Band 5 (Maternity Cover)

The closing date is 20 July 2025

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Job summary

The Outpatient Department is often a patients first experience of the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. We aim to deliver first class standards of care where the patient is at the heat of every decision. We have a good team who strive to deliver our vision and values every day.

Main duties of the job

The department has 25 consulting rooms with equipment specific to the various specialties we support and is in spacious, comfortable surroundings. We offer all staff the opportunity to support various specialty clinics and we have a minor procedure room where we undertake some further procedures under local anaesthetic.

About us

The department offers both pre and post-operative appointments and a variety of other medical and general specialties. Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Details

Date posted

30 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-25-0130

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient admission and treatment at all times.
  • To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines.
  • To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise.
  • To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for patients.
  • Ensure that each patient is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated, and that this is accurately documented.
  • Participate in effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
  • Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient admission and treatment at all times.
  • To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines.
  • To have knowledge of and adhere to ward and Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise.
  • To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for patients.
  • Ensure that each patient is assessed, and that their care is planned, implemented and evaluated, and that this is accurately documented.
  • Participate in effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
  • Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing

Desirable

  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Excellent communicator
  • Professional commitment and self-awareness
  • Motivate self and others
  • Sound knowledge of current issues in nursing, developments
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing

Desirable

  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Excellent communicator
  • Professional commitment and self-awareness
  • Motivate self and others
  • Sound knowledge of current issues in nursing, developments
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Good interpersonal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Coordinator

Divya Melekandy

Divya.Melekandy@hje.org.uk

Details

Date posted

30 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-25-0130

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH


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