# Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/5f2c1a6a-ad74-42fd-b25c-0f8c07002f1c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/5f2c1a6a-ad74-42fd-b25c-0f8c07002f1c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T13:01:03.974Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Stroke_Neuro_Rehabilitation/Acute_Stroke_Neuro_Rehabilitation-v7930562 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7930562?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Thomas Young Ward is a 16 bedded acute stroke unit and 10 beds for neurorehabilitation. Providing excellent nursing care. As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis. Supervising and mentoring junior staff. - Admission  ,  discharge  and ongoing daily  holistic care to our  patients. - Prioritise the needs and emergency  and management. - Facilitate effective and safe complex discharges   by communicating  with MDT. - Work in collaborate with the multidisciplinary team. Develop   leadership skills with the aim of taking charge of the ward. - Excellent communication and documentation  skills. - Supervise the junior team and students  on placement. ### Main duties of the job - Provide the highest standard of evidence based / research informed nursing care for all patients. - To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care. - To supervise and support members of the ward team to ensure that all patients receive the appropriate care. - To maintain a compassionate, caring and safe environment for all. - To act as an advocate for the patients and their families and or carers, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate. - To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide research informed, evidence-based nursing care. This includes expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate competency-based training. - To be competent and compliant in the administration of medicines in line with Trust policy ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role. ## Job Details Thomas Young Ward is a 16 bedded acute stroke unit and 10 beds for neurorehabilitation. Providing excellent nursing care. As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis. Supervising and mentoring junior staff. Admission , discharge and ongoing daily holistic care to our patients. Prioritise the needs and emergency and management. Facilitate effective and safe complex discharges by communicating with MDT. Work in collaborate with the multidisciplinary team. Develop leadership skills with the aim of taking charge of the ward. Excellent communication and documentation skills. Supervise the junior team and students on placement. ## Job Description Provide the highest standard of evidence based / research informed nursing care for all patients. To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To supervise and support members of the ward team to ensure that all patients receive the appropriate care. To maintain a compassionate, caring and safe environment for all. To act as an advocate for the patients and their families and or carers, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate. To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide research informed, evidence-based nursing care. This includes expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate competency-based training. To be competent and compliant in the administration of medicines in line with Trust policy ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role. ## Person Specification ### General & Personal **Essential** - Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality - Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care **Desirable** - Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift. ### Education & Research **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice - Understands the importance of developing self and others **Desirable** - Demonstrates an understanding of audit - Ability to take on small research or audit project. ### Organisational Management **Essential** - Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs. - Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources - Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk **Desirable** - Computer literate - Ability to take charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager on a regular basis. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Qualifications and TrainingLevel 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration **Desirable** - Assessing & Mentoring qualification - Previous experience in T&O ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10209073) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## 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.