Staff Nurse - Ward G4
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for both newly qualified or experienced registered nurses to join our team. Our team prides ourselves on fantastic pat...
Please see attached Job Description for full details of the Job Role and Person Specification.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Laura Hughes, Ward Manageron 01284713179 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Education and qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration or Newly Qualified
- BLS trained
Desirable
- ILS trained
- A1 Assessor course
- Preparation for Mentorship
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Willingness to share knowledge
- Demonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients
- Awareness of current political/professional issues
- Demonstrates awareness of the 6C's, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
- Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
- Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
- Previous acute experience within the NHS
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work to clear guidelines and within role boundaries
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proficient IT skills
- Proficient in accurate, objective documentation and clinical hand- over of patients
- Accurate with attention to detail
- Communicates clearly in writing, verbally and using the telephone
- Knowledge of Ambulatory Care Centre and clinical pathways
- Proficient with E-Care
- Cannulation competent
- Venipuncture competent
- IV Drug administration trained
- Able to recognise and manage deteriorating patients and to escalate concerns
Desirable
- Knowledge of Ambulatory Care same day emergency care Centre and clinical pathways
Personal qualities
Essential
- Polite, respectful and professional attitude and behaviors towards staff members, patients and relatives
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use initiative, referring key decisions as appropriate and understanding aim limitations
- Awareness of own limitations
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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