Band 5 ED & AMU staff Nurse Rotation

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at St George's Hospital where we are proud to be able to offer a band 5 staff nurse rotational programme through The Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit also known as Richmond ward. We are seeking enthusiastic band 5 nurses with 6 months post registration experience to join our rotational programme.

The rotation will last 12 months with each successful candidate speeding 6 months on each and there is an expectation that you complete the12-month rotation. During this time you will gain insight and experience into ED and acute medicine with the support of your team leaders and Practise Educators. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and be part of an evolving and developing service.

Main duties of the job

Our Emergency Department is one of the largest in the country, seeing approximately 160,000 patients a year. The department sees a wide variety of patients. The Trust is one of the four designated Major Trauma centres for London, with a helipad providing direct access to ED for the most seriously injured patients. The department also boosts a leading research team for England, led by Professor Heather Jarman to find better care and treatments for patients and families in the Emergency Department. We have recently opened a new urgent treatment centre where you will also gain experience looking after patients with minor injuries and illness.

The Acute Medical Unit - AMU is a 58 bedded Acute Medical unit incorporating an 8 bedded Acute Dependency Unit and a Consultant led Ambulatory Assessment Unit with Nurse Practitioner clinics. They care for level one and two patients with a variety of medical conditions in a fast turnover environment. Here you will have chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you are guaranteed opportunities to learn how to care for patients requiring a variety of medical nursing interventions.

This rotation is a great opportunity for a nurse looking gain valuable experience in emergency and acute medicine and would provide you with new experiences and new skills. All units are friendly, flexible, and committed to supporting the on-going professional development of our staff.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre