# Senior Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse/797b7784-a606-46d9-bcf0-80c02c6f8f89 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse/797b7784-a606-46d9-bcf0-80c02c6f8f89.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rotated night and Long day shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T11:07:05.874Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v8331454 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8331454?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse who wants to join our dynamic diverse team within the Acute Medical Unit at St Mary’s Hospital. The successful candidates must have good decision-making skills, enhance clinical experience with good managerial skills in managing and leading a busy Acute Assessment Area in delivering patient centered care within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team. If you are looking for a career in Acute Medicine & you're enthusiastic with the ability to lead & work in a fast-paced clinical environment, this is a fantastic opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and consolidate your skills with the support of an experienced senior team. We're committed to developing and supporting a modern career framework for our nurses & you will be supported every step of your career pathway. Our focus is on developing the nursing leaders of the future. We offer strong support networks for leadership and professional development to ensure you get the very best from your career with us. It’s a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn & develop. ### Main duties of the job - Leading the nursing team during the shift and allocating staff according to patient needs and acuity. - Coordinating patient flow — admissions, transfers, discharges and escalation of delays. - Assessing and prioritising patients, ensuring deteriorating or high-risk patients receive prompt attention. - Overseeing safe patient care, including medication administration, observations, care plans, infection prevention and clinical documentation. - Escalating concerns to the nurse in charge, medical team, outreach/critical care or other services when appropriate. - Supporting and supervising staff, including newly qualified nurses, students and healthcare assistants. - Managing staffing issues, including breaks, sickness, workload and redeployment where necessary. - Communicating with the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives to maintain continuity of care. - Maintaining clinical standards, policies and patient-safety procedures, including incident reporting. - Responding to emergencies and deterioration, and ensuring appropriate emergency procedures are followed. - Supporting discharge planning, working with doctors, therapists, social care and community services. - Acting as the senior nurse on the unit when required, making decisions about priorities and escalating operational or clinical problems. - Contributing to audits, quality improvement, teaching and staff development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Flexibility **Essential** - Willingness to work flexibly according to service requirements, including shifts, weekends and bank holidays where required. **Desirable** - Experience working across different acute clinical areas or supporting service changes. ### Communication **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team. **Desirable** - Experience managing complex or challenging conversations with patients, relatives or staff. ### Patient safety **Essential** - Good understanding of patient safety, risk management, safeguarding, infection prevention and clinical governance. **Desirable** - Experience leading or contributing to clinical audits, quality improvement or patient safety initiatives. ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Ability to assess, prioritise and manage patients with a range of acute and complex clinical needs. **Desirable** - Experience managing patients with complex medical conditions and clinical deterioration within an AMU setting. ### Team management **Essential** - Ability to coordinate and support nursing and multidisciplinary teams and allocate staff according to patient needs. **Desirable** - Experience with workforce planning, staff rostering and managing staffing challenges. ### Staff development **Essential** - Ability to support, supervise, mentor and develop junior staff and students. **Desirable** - Practice Assessor & Practice Supervisor or equivalent qualification. ### Clinical experience **Essential** - Significant post-registration nursing experience in an acute clinical environment. **Desirable** - Experience specifically within an Acute Medical Unit (AMU), acute medicine, emergency department or similar high-acuity setting. ### Professional values **Essential** - Demonstrates compassion, integrity, professionalism and commitment to equality, dignity and person-centred care. **Desirable** - Evidence of involvement in initiatives promoting patient experience or staff wellbeing. ### Quality Improvement **Essential** - Commitment to maintaining and improving standards of patient care. **Desirable** - Experience leading or participating in service improvement or change-management projects. ### IT and Documentation **Essential** - Ability to use electronic patient records and other relevant clinical information systems effectively. **Desirable** - Experience with specific electronic patient record systems used within acute hospital settings. ### Leadership experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of providing clinical leadership and coordinating nursing care within a busy clinical environment. **Desirable** - Previous experience as a Charge Nurse, Sister or equivalent senior nursing role. ### Patient deterioration **Essential** - Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient and escalate concerns in a timely manner. **Desirable** - Relevant training or experience in advanced assessment, acute care or enhanced clinical skills. ### Education and Development **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to maintaining clinical competence. **Desirable** - Relevant leadership, management, teaching or specialist nursing qualification. ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse. **Desirable** - Evidence of relevant specialist or advanced clinical development. ### Organization and prioritization **Essential** - Ability to prioritise workload, manage competing demands and maintain safe standards of care in a fast-paced environment. **Desirable** - Experience coordinating patient flow, admissions, transfers and discharges within an acute setting. ## Documents - [amu b6 gfr (pdf, 200.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10654570) - [job description (pdf, 412.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693865) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.