Staff Nurse - Clinical Infection Unit

Job summary

Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you want to consistently deliver the fundamentals of patient care and ensure that improvements we make are sustained in the long term, then we want to work with you.

We have a full time opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join us in the Specialist Medicine Division on McEntee, an 18 bedded purpose built infectious diseases unit that specialises in the care of patients with transmissible diseases including the management of patients with HIV/AIDS, TB and imported infections such as Malaria. You will gain experience in caring for patients with complex needs who can be acutely unwell.

With a variety of career progression opportunities - from Clinical Ward Manager, Practice Educator, Matron, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist roles; where do you see yourself?

Main duties of the job

• Plan the delivery of patient care and take responsibility for implementing and evaluating the care provided.
• Use of available electronic systems to provide care and safety for our patients.
• To provide advice and education to patients, staff and learners within the directorate as required.
• Be able to prioritise their own workload and of those working with them such as learners and Healthcare Assistants.
• To develop communication networks across specialities and throughout the multidisciplinary team.
• Fostering a mentoring environment in line with our teaching hospital.
• Carry out nursing care to the highest possible standard according to Trust Policies and and Clinical Guidelines.
• To administer patient medication according to Trust Policy, this includes the administration of intravenous medication.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.