Staff Nurse - Christiansen Medical Unit

Job Overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse

Wexham Park Hospital

Christiansen Medical Unit

Are you a compassionate and motivated nurse looking for an exciting opportunity in general medicine? We are seeking Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our 16-18 bedded male medical ward, which provides high-quality care for patients with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions.

Our ward admits patients directly from the Emergency Department (ED) and other acute pathways, ensuring timely assessment, treatment, and ongoing care. We also focus on discharge planning, ensuring safe and effective transitions for patients. If you are looking to develop your skills in acute medicine, discharge management, and holistic patient care, this role is for you!

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to acutely unwell patients.
• Assist in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, ensuring individualized treatment for each patient.
• Support safe and efficient discharge planning, working closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and discharge coordinators.
• Administer medications safely and effectively, in accordance with hospital protocols.
• Monitor and respond to deteriorating patients, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, supporting junior staff, students, and healthcare assistants.
• Contribute to infection prevention, hygiene standards, and initiatives to improve patient experience on the ward.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

• Registered General Nurse
• Current (or pending) NMC Registration

• Dementia course or study days

• Some medical ward experience
• EPIC experience

• Experience in caring for elderly patients who have dementia
• Previous experience managing patients with chronic medical conditions

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Able to train and supervise junior staff

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We…