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Job overview
St Mary’s Hospital London is part of Imperial NHS trust and is situated centrally next to Paddington station, which has excellent transport links to London and its surrounding areas.
Manvers ward is a 33- bedded ward specialising in respiratory medicine, and the care of patients with both acute and chronic conditions.
The ward area includes an 8- bedded Acute Respiratory Unit (ARU), a dedicated area for patients requiring acute interventions such as Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV), tracheostomy care and the use monitoring and blood gas analysis to ensure our patients have the support they need at the earliest opportunity. In this area we have a nurse to patient ratio of 1:2, making this a great place to work if you are looking to develop your acute respiratory skills.
The clinical area are supported by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, working to help our patients receive the highest standard of care. The Manvers/ARU team is passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. We offer you specialist training, support, courses and competencies in respiratory nursing to allow you to grow and develop within the specialty.
We welcome all nurses who are committed and enthusiastic to delivering high standards of care in the exciting field of respiratory medicine.
Please come for an informal visit, we are proud of our ward and want to share it with you.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based
- Individualised patient care
- Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care
- Maintain accurate clinical observations of the patient and act accordingly
- Undertake nursing procedures
- Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy
- Monitor patients’ progress, work towards safe and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and acted on appropriately
- Act as the patient’s advocate
- Continued in Job description
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.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Good written communication skills
- Teaching
- Basic IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of speciality
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- 6 months experience in healthcare
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This advert is for Staff Nurse - Acute Respiratory Medicine with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 pa inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Jul 2026.
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