Ward Senior Staff Nurse in Hatfield

One Hatfield Hospital, part of Phoenix Hospital Group, is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Ward Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly and dynamic Ward team. Reporting to the Ward Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the highest standard of individualized patient care, ensuring the comfort and safety of patients during their visit/admission to the hospital. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, the role supports the Ward Manager and Ward Sisters, contributing to clinical excellence while maintaining full compliance with hospital policies, national guidelines and best practice standards.

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Please note: this role does require on‑call rota duties.

Main Roles & Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Ward Manager and the Ward Sisters with senior responsibilities.
• Provide pre‑ and post‑operation care, assessing patient needs, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.
• Identify patient care requirements by establishing rapport, providing emotional and psychological support to the patient and their family/carer.
• Provide healthcare advice, educating patients/families on conditions, medications, self‑care and health maintenance, answering questions.
• Carry out clinical nursing procedures, including administering medication, injections, intravenous infusions, and male and female catheterisation.
• Record and maintain accurate patient medical records and histories on the relevant care pathways, clinical forms and IT systems.
• Create customised care plans through collaboration with other departments.
• Effective and safe discharge planning to various locations.
• Participate in audit processes for monitoring nursing quality.
• Assist with establishing and monitoring care pathways, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, recommending necessary adjustments.
• Report incidents and complaints via the Sentinel reporting module and raise appropriately to senior staff if unresolved.
• Accurate monitoring and recording of Early Warning Scores and escalation as per policy.
• Maintain and practice comprehensive handover of patients between shifts, departments and multidisciplinary teams including external agencies.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with NMC.

Experience:

• Clinical nursing experience in elective surgical care.
• Proven ability to work independently and within a team.

Skills:

• Demonstrable knowledge and competency in required clinical practice.
• Phlebotomy, cannulation, ECGs, and intravenous antibiotics are advantageous.
• Comprehensive written, numerical and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with MS Office Suite and web‑based reporting systems.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet changing business needs.
• Customer service skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding principles.

Desirables:

• Enthusiasm for cross‑functional working within clinical departments.
• Experience in the private sector.
• Relevant additional clinical skills.

About the Hospital:

One Hatfield Hospital is Hertfordshire's newest private hospital, featuring the very latest technology to provide patients and staff with a safe and infection‑free environment. In September 2023, we joined Phoenix Hospital Group, a leading London‑based private healthcare group that operates three state‑of‑the‑art facilities in the Harley Street Medical Precinct and one in Chelmsford, Essex. One Hatfield Hospital is ideally located for candidates around Hatfield, St Albans, Stevenage, Watford, North London, Essex and throughout Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Our Recruitment Process:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and have not engaged recruitment agencies for this position – only direct applications will be considered. All staff are expected to share a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references, and will also be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK. One Hatfield Hospital reserves the right to remove job adverts before the closing date.