The Hillingdon Hospital • Uxbridge UB8 3NN
About this role
Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.
Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met
Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
Communicate with relatives and always ensure a good public image.
Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy
Ensure that research-based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.
Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.
Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.
Have knowledge of respiratory and acute medical patients, and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.
Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.
Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met
Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
Communicate with relatives and always ensure a good public image.
Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy
Ensure that research-based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.
Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.
Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.
Have knowledge of respiratory and acute medical patients, and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Clinical Responsibilities
Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.
Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met
Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.
Communicate with relatives as required and ensure a good public image. Ensure that the ordering, storage, administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy
Ensure that research-based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.
Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.
Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.
Have knowledge of and diagnose cardiac/respiratory arrest and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.
Build up and maintain contact with patients and their relatives with reference to the named nurse concept
To communicate complex and emotionally sensitive information to patients and their carers regarding medical conditions, prognoses, plans of care and interactions with outside agencies
Assist with clinical duties in other areas of the Trust when the need arises.
Managerial Responsibilities
Ensure economical use of supplies within the confines of the ward budget.
Supervise and participate in keeping accurate and legible records and be aware of the legal implications of these documents.
Ensure safe custody of patients’ property and valuables in accordance with hospital policy Maintain good communication with nursing colleagues and liaise with other professional groups in all aspects of patient care and the ward environment.
Refer any complaints from patients/relatives in line with the Trust's Complaints policy.
To act as leader during the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Sister. To participate in all relevant team, staff, departmental and organisational meetings
Assist with clinical duties in other areas of the Trust when the need arises.
To plan, organise and deploy staff according to competencies and workload to meet patient needs.
Ensure continued development of leadership skills to enable the delegation of shift leadership.
To report incidents complete incident form, instigate initial investigation and inform Senior Sister.
Uphold all trust policies and procedures, paying particular attention to the sickness/absence policy number 45 and annual leave policy number 163.
To assist the Senior Sister in the recruitment and selection of nursing staff.
To be fully conversant with the Trust policy on Child Protection issues and take appropriate action by referring to relevant agencies if cause for concern.
Educational Responsibilities
Support the Ward Manager to maintain and develop ward philosophy and objectives.
Assist with the induction programme for new staff to the ward. To act as a mentor for learner nurses.
To participate in the teaching of nurses in training and Health Care Assistants, working closely with the training establishments.
To be responsible for own professional development in accordance with PREP requirements and NMC scope of practice.
Participate in the induction programme for new staff to the ward, by working alongside them as a competent team member, familiarising them with environment and ward routine.
Support nursing colleagues in the development of patient information leaflets in conjunction with medical staff, which may assist patients understand their condition.
To undertake post basic education pertinent to role and work area in consultation with Senior Sister and use knowledge gained to enhance patient care experience such as working in link nurse role The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Assist in the implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare Assistant Strategy 2004-2007 as agreed by Senior Sister.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 May 2026