Staff Nurse - AMU
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This Staff Nurse role in the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) involves providing direct and indirect patient care, ensuring patient safety and cleanliness standards. You will update medical teams on patient conditions, maintain equipment, and participate in staff induction. The role requires effective communication and adherence to confidentiality, child protection, and adult safeguarding policies. It's an opportunity to gain broad experience in acute medical nursing.
Essential criteria
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Team Player
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Experience within a relevant clinical area
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Leadership
- Time Management of self & others
- Problem solving
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
- Education and qualifications
- NMC registered
- Personal attributes
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Team Player
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Experience within a relevant clinical area
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Leadership
- Time Management of self & others
- Problem solving
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
- Education and qualifications
- NMC registered
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
If you are enthusiastic, caring, proactive, willing to work hard then a job in AMU is the right Staff Nurse post for you to apply to do. We need team members who will care for all our patients with compassion and with understanding of their care needs.
We admit patients from the Emergency Department and after initial assessment by our fantastic team of Acute Physicians, they may be referred for specialist treatments and / or care in other wards. AMU is a fantastic unit to be able to gain a broad range of experience ; to either persue a career in acute medical nursing or to provide you with the knowledge to want to learn more about other specialist areas of nursing.
Main duties of the job
To work as the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.
oAct on any concerns to be raised, relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area
oTo ensure the nursing and medical team are regularly updated on patients' condition and progress
oTo ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order and that damaged or faulty equipment is reported correctly to the team
oTo ensure the environment is clean and tidy
oTo participate with the induction of staff new to the clinical area
oTo minimise hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the ward sister. To adhere to all safe s
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