Staff Nurse - MADU
Camberley, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 weeks ago
Job Overview
Are you a Nurse looking for your next challenge or an opportunity to develop your career?
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) could be the right choice for you.
We are a single Trust operating across three hospital sites in Frimley, Ascot and Slough. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Acute Dependency Unit (MADU) nursing team at Frimley Park Hospital as a Staff Nurse.
MADU is a fast-paced and supportive environment where staff development is actively encouraged. You will be supported by our Respiratory Specialist Practice Development Nurse and will develop your skills using a nationally recognised Skills Competency Framework.
We Offer
The opportunity to work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art building
A comprehensive competency package to support learning and development
Bespoke study days and training, including tracheostomy care and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
Ongoing support from our in-house specialist practice development nursing team
As a department, we take pride in supporting our staff and prioritising individual development. If you are compassionate, motivated, and keen to broaden your clinical skills within acute medicine, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
Are you a Nurse looking for your next challenge or an opportunity to develop your career?
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) could be the right choice for you.
We are a single Trust operating across three hospital sites in Frimley, Ascot and Slough. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Acute Dependency Unit (MADU) nursing team at Frimley Park Hospital as a Staff Nurse.
MADU is a fast-paced and supportive environment where staff development is actively encouraged. You will be supported by our Respiratory Specialist Practice Development Nurse and will develop your skills using a nationally recognised Skills Competency Framework.
We Offer
The opportunity to work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art building
A comprehensive competency package to support learning and development
Bespoke study days and training, including tracheostomy care and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
Ongoing support from our in-house specialist practice development nursing team
As a department, we take pride in supporting our staff and prioritising individual development. If you are compassionate, motivated, and keen to broaden your clinical skills within acute medicine, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
- MADU is a 12 bedded unit and has facilities for full cardiac monitoring and non-invasive ventilation.
- We provide level one and two care to patients with a variety of conditions from GI bleeds, DKA, type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation, Heart failure, severe electrolyte imbalance, central lines and arterial lines monitoring, amongst others.
- Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions.
- Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with policy.
- With minimal supervision, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs.
- To make and receive referrals from other disciplines with minimal supervision.
- To assist in the promotion of health.
- To participate in extended role nursing procedures e.g. intravenous injections/Inotropes/CPAP/BiPAP according to Trust policies and follow appropriate training and certification.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the ward setting.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Degree Level Registration
- Acute care/critical care course
- ILS.
- ENB 998/Mentor preparation.
Essential criteria
- Recent experience within an acute medical nursing environment
- Post qualification experience
Essential criteria
- Competent in basic life support and IV administration
- Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
- Effective working with multidisciplinary teams
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required
- To work in other areas of the department when required
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
