Band 5 Staff Nurse - MAU (Ward 22 and 23)

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The closing date is 25 June 2025

Applications are invited for Band 5 Staff Nurse Posts in Acute Medicine at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. Successful applicants will join a dynamic team in one of the most innovative Acute Medical Divisions.

Acute Medicine at BHH manages a vibrant Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) with 59 assessment beds, and a waiting/triage area. Our philosophy has always been to provide the highest quality care at the front door.

Acute Medicine at BHH is a busy but rewarding specialty and you will be surrounded by friendly and supportive colleagues in an environment that encourages new ideas, innovation and personal development.

You will possess at least 6 months post-registration and recent Acute Medicine experience. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate a passion for Acute Medicine. You will be an excellent communicator and organizer, be willing to deal with complex and difficult situations and competing demands. The role will involve the assessment, co-ordination, and effective management of patient care. You will need to be a creative thinker, problem-solver and team player.

Main duties of the job

In your capacity as a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will be taking responsibility for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating the care of acutely unwell adult patients. The fast-paced environment means that you will be receiving patients from the A&E department as well as GP referrals who require admission and initial triage to assess their needs.

You will be attending to your patient's essential care needs and ensuring high quality care is delivered in a timely manner.

You will be monitoring patients progress, ensuring accurate records of all relevant observations and clinical assessments are kept and take appropriate action as indicated.

You will work towards safe and timely discharge plans and or transfer of care from the ward/ service and ensure barriers to discharge/ transfer are identified and acted on appropriately.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. ( Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
• Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
• Being an accountable professional
• Promoting health and preventing ill health
• Assessing needs and planning care
• Providing and evaluating care
• Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams including prioritisation and delegation skills
• Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
• Improving safety and quality of care
• Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
• Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
• Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills which include
• Listening writing reading speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping
• Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
• Competent in a range of clinical skills/ nursing procedures willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice require
• Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practise setting.
• Professional appearance
• Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Caring and approachable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
• The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust