Staff Nurse - Acute Medical Unit
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Date: 1 day ago
City: Shrewsbury
Contract type: Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join Acute Medicine, this includes a 20 bedded Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and an Acute Medical Assessment (AMA). We have an 8 bedded enhanced care area within AMA.
Assessing and planning care for medical patients predominantly referred by our Emergency Department or clinical colleagues in the community.
To support Acute Medicine, we are looking for dedicated Staff Nurses to join our team. Whether you are an experienced nurse looking for your next move, or you are still early in your nursing career, you will find a welcoming and supportive environment here at SATH to encourage you to reach your full potential with the Acute Medical team.
We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carol Griffiths Job title: Ward Manager - AMA Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01743 261000
01743 261000
Ext 1559
Assessing and planning care for medical patients predominantly referred by our Emergency Department or clinical colleagues in the community.
To support Acute Medicine, we are looking for dedicated Staff Nurses to join our team. Whether you are an experienced nurse looking for your next move, or you are still early in your nursing career, you will find a welcoming and supportive environment here at SATH to encourage you to reach your full potential with the Acute Medical team.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised patient care, working in partnership with patients, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patient’s physical, spiritual and emotional needs are met.
- Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards.
- Recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
- Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events, ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s).
- Record information about patients in a safe, accurate and consistent manner using appropriate tools and techniques, including electronic and written formats as close to point of care as possible.
- Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions.
We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carol Griffiths Job title: Ward Manager - AMA Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01743 261000
01743 261000
Ext 1559
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