Staff Nurse - Ward 6 South

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the Staff Nurses to work on Ward 6 South at Ealing Hospital. This is a fast paced 34-bedded acute general medical ward specializing in the care of patients with respiratory disorders. It has a 6 bedded enhanced unit caring for patients requiring level 2 monitoring, non invasive ventilation and arterial lines. We also care for patients with tracheostomies. Training will be given to suitable applicants by our resident respiratory clinical nurse specialists.

We care for patients with Covid and those with Covid requiring CPAP as required.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking nurses with a passion for delivering high quality nursing care and an interest in respiratory enhanced care, non invasive ventilation and tracheostomy care. The ability to work within a large busy nursing team and develop close relationships with the multidisciplinary team are essential.

Main duties include assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care for a named group of patients. High standards of communication and documentation are essential.

Care of patients with acute and chronic respiratory disorders, non invasive ventilation, chest drains, tracheostomy and oxygen delivery.

Care of patients with frailty, acute medical conditions and confusion.

Newly qualified Nurses, Student Nurses and Return to Nursing Students are welcome to apply.

Part time applicants consideredWe offer the successful candidates access to opportunities for training and education in order to support personal, professional and organizational requirements and to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.