Staff Nurse - Ward F9

Staff Nurse - Ward F9

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• Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
• £32,073-39,043 per year
• Permanent
• Full-time

8 hours ago

Staff Nurses are responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients. With experience, they may be expected to take charge of the ward/department regularly in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description for full details of role and personal specification

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details

• Date posted: 26 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 179-8199281-M
• Job locations: West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description for full details of role and personal specification

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Essential
• O NMC Registration or Newly Qualified
• Preparation for Mentorship
• BLS trained
• Desirable
• I LS trained
• A1 Assessor course

Experience and knowledge

• Essential
• Willingness to share knowledge
• Awareness of current political/professional issues
• Demonstrates awareness of the 6C's, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
• Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
• Previous acute experience within the NHS
• Demonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients

Skills and abilities

• Essential
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work to clear guidelines and within role boundaries
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proficient IT skills
• Proficient in accurate, objective documentation and clinical hand-over of patients
• Communicates clearly in writing, verbally and using the telephone
• Accurate with attention to detail
• Able to recognise and manage deteriorating patients and to escalate concerns
• Knowledge of Ambulatory Care Centre and clinical pathways
• Cannulation competent
• IV Drug administration trained
• Proficient with E-Care
• Venipuncture competent
• Desirable
• Knowledge of Ambulatory Care same day emergency care Centre and clinical pathways

Personal qualities

• Essential
• Team worker, who is able to prioritise effectively
• Flexible approach to working hours and duties
• Awareness of own limitations
• Ability to use initiative, referring key decisions as appropriate and understanding aim limitations
• Attention to detail
• Polite, respectful and professional attitude and behaviors towards staff members, patients and relatives

• oNMC Registration or Newly Qualified
• oPreparation for Mentorship
• oBLS trained
Desirable
• oILS trained
• oA1 Assessor course
Experience and knowledge Essential
• oWillingness to share knowledge
• oAwareness of current political/professional issues
• oDemonstrates awareness of the 6C's, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
• oDemonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
• oKnowledge of the Data Protection Act
• oPrevious acute experience within the NHS
• oDemonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients
Skills and abilities Essential
• oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills
• oAbility to work to clear guidelines and within role boundaries
• oAbility to work under pressure
• oProficient IT skills
• oProficient in accurate, objective documentation and clinical hand- over of patients
• oCommunicates clearly in writing, verbally and using the telephone
• oAccurate with attention to detail
• oAble to recognise and manage deteriorating patients and to escalate concerns
• oKnowledge of Ambulatory Care Centre and clinical pathways
• oCannulation competent
• oIV Drug administration trained
• oProficient with E-Care
• oVenipuncture competent
Desirable
• oKnowledge of Ambulatory Care same day emergency care Centre and clinical pathways, oTeam worker, who is able to prioritise effectively
• oFlexible approach to working hours and duties
• oAwareness of own limitations
• oAbility to use initiative, referring key decisions as appropriate and understanding aim limitations
• oAttention to detail
• oPolite, respectful and professional attitude and behaviors towards staff members, patients and relatives
  
  #BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are. Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?