Experienced Staff Nurse - Dorcas Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 05/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Staff Nurse on Dorcas Ward, a 28-bedded thoracic surgical ward at Guy's Hospital. The ward specializes in patients with respiratory conditions and lung cancer, providing high-quality nursing care for both emergency and planned admissions. The nurse will be responsible for comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation from admission to discharge, focusing on advanced respiratory skills and cardiac monitoring.
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- knowledge of patients on a surgical pathway
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Experience of working in cardio-thoracics, Respiratory medicine or ITU
- Must have NHS or Ireland experience in an acute ward setting
Desirable criteria
- Skills required for managing chest drains
- Skilled in managing post operative pain
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Experience at co-ordinating a shift
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register with active PIN
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- knowledge of patients on a surgical pathway
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Experience of working in cardio-thoracics, Respiratory medicine or ITU
- Must have NHS or Ireland experience in an acute ward setting
- Skills required for managing chest drains
- Skilled in managing post operative pain
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Experience at co-ordinating a shift
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register with active PIN
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 4d ago · Closes in 6d
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Job summary
Dorcas Ward is a 28 bedded thoracic surgical ward specialising in patients with respiratory conditions and Lung cancer.
Dorcas Ward provides the highest quality of nursing care to both male and female patients, on emergency and planned admission pathways.
We carryout major lung surgery, requiring cardiac monitoring, intense nursing respiratory skills and high flow oxygen therapy. Our patients often have high acuity levels requiring advanced nursing assessment skills.
Closing date: 05/09/2026
Interview date: 21/09/2026
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a wonderful nursing team at Guys Hospital.
Dorcas Ward is a 28 bedded surgical ward specialising in patients with respiratory conditions and Lung cancer.
Dorcas Ward provides the highest quality of nursing care to both male and female patients, on emergency and planned admission pathways.
Post holder will be responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinicalareas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursingassessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluationsfor patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as wel
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