Staff Nurse - Florence Nightingale Ward

Main area Surgery Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Any Days & Nights of the week) Job  
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Site Florence Nightingale Ward , St Georges Hospital Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc inner HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Staff Nurses Band 5 Adult opportunities – Join St George's Hospital –

This will be an excellent opportunity to develop airway management skills , Competency's with tracheostomy and Laryngectomy care . We are the designated unit for H&N , ENT & Maxillofacial oncology care for St Georges.

• Flexible start date to suit your needs.
• Unrivalled learning and development – support from day one with dedicated preceptors, mentors, clear Band 5 career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities.
• Choice of great locations, from vibrant, diverse London boroughs to green outer London and Surrey – all within easy public transport reach of the city centre.
• Unique opportunities to gain the experience you want - choose from national and world-leading specialist services, every ward and specialty you can imagine, even community roles – with flexibility to move between Trusts and services via rotation and future roles.

• Caring our Head and neck cancer patients and supporting their families.
• Post surgical management of Tracheostomy , Laryngectomy and Head and neck Flap.
• End of life care and post chemo radiotherapy symptom control management and care.
• To manage the Complex discharge pathway and maintain patient flow.
• Admission , discharge and ongoing daily holistic care to our H&N cancer patients with tracheostomy , Laryngectomy and Major flap.
• Prioritise the needs and emergency and management.
• Facilitate effective and safe complex H&N discharges by communicating with MDT.
• Work in collaborate with Trachy & H&N CNS.
• Take charge of the shift to develop the leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Supervise the junior team and students on placement.

The unique environment of busy, dynamic London NHS Trusts – working with world-leading clinicians, supportive nursing teams, benefiting from the best teaching hospitals and universities, adopting the latest digital clinical technology - and serving uniquely diverse communities.

With major nine hospital sites, more than 22,000 staff, and serving around four million people with our core and specialist services, the four South West London Acute NHS Trusts offer a quick, ‘one stop shop’ route to a huge range of opportunities.

Enjoy living in great locations across London and its outskirts - all within short journeys of your work.

Whether it’s support finding accommodation, the friendliest of welcomes from committed nursing teams, and even the chance to move between roles and departments if your Band 5 role isn’t quite what you want – we’re flexible and dedicated to giving you the best to develop in your nursing career.

• Registered Nurse ( Adult)
• Minimum 2 year post registration

• Registered Nurse ( Adult) with 1-2 years surgical /Airway experience
• Good Leadership & experience in taking charge of the ward

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.