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! Main duties of the job As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, You Will             Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to acutely unwell patients.             Assist in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, ensuring individualised 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 Working for our organisation 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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered General Nurse Current (or pending) NMC Registration Desirable criteria Dementia course or study days Experience Essential criteria Some medical ward experience EPIC experience Desirable criteria Experience in caring for elderly patients who have dementia Previous experience managing patients with chronic medical conditions Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria 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 Special Requirements Essential criteria To work in other areas of the department when required Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment . Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future . Apply online now. Location : Slough, England, United Kingdom