Position: Senior Staff Nurse – Acute Medical
Location: London, The Wellington Hospital
Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs) per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive and Excellent Benefits
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Staff Nurse to join our new 14-bed dedicated acute medical ward, supporting our onsite Acute Admission Unit at The Wellington Hospital—the UK’s largest private hospital, currently rated “Good” by the CQC.
As a Senior Staff Nurse in our Acute Medical Ward, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care within a multidisciplinary team. Your responsibilities will include planning, delivering, and evaluating care while supervising and guiding junior nurses and temporary staff.
You will be expected to demonstrate exemplary clinical practice at all times, ensuring patient safety and well-being. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of clinical standards, policies, procedures, and research-based care initiatives.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in complex wound management and tissue viability, work alongside some of London’s top consultant physicians, and gain valuable experience in complex discharge planning. You will also play a key role in geriatric care, delivering patient-centred, holistic care that focuses on the unique needs of older adults.
As our ward specialises in caring for geriatric patients, our nurses build strong relationships with their patients, offering both medical and emotional support while helping them and their families transition back to their home environments.
At HCA UK, we care about what matters to you. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a fulfilling career with opportunities to grow. We care about providing working conditions that support your health and well-being. Let us care for you and your career, just as you care for others.
What you’ll bring:
1. Registered Nurse Level 1
2. NMC Registration
3. Extensive experience essential within an acute medical setting
4. Knowledge of relevant NMC/national guidelines, policies and procedures (Code of
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Nurse in our Medical ward you’ll be eligible for:
5. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
6. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
7. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
8. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
9. Group Life Assurance from day one
10. Critical illness cover
11. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
12. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
13. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
14. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
15. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
16. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
17. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
18. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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