Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7816509-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Medical Treatment Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Medical Treatment Unit is a Nurse led treatment area for out patients needing regular IV Therapy for Long term conditions. This involves, nMabs, IVIG, blood transfusions & HAS to name a few. We also offer short synacthen tests and other one day testing.
Managing IV Infusions, blood transfusions, performing cannulation & phlebotomy. Escalating to the medical Team when needed.
Main duties of the job
For full details of the Job role and person specification, please see attached Job description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the Job role and person specification, please see attached Job description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NMC Registration
- • BLS & ILS trained
- • Teaching qualification e.g.ENB 998 or equivalent
- • Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- • A1 Assessor course
- • Preparation for Mentorship
- • ALS
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Willingness to share knowledge
- • Awareness of current political/professional issues
- • Demonstrates awareness of the 6C’s, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
- • Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
- • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
- • Previous acute experience within the NHS
- • Demonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- • Ability to work to clear guidelines and within role boundaries
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Proficient IT skills
- • Accurate with attention to detail
- • Communicates clearly in writing, verbally and using the telephone
- • Proficient in accurate, objective documentation and clinical hand- over of patients
- • Able to recognise and manage deteriorating patients and to escalate concerns
Desirable criteria
- • Cannulation competent
- • Venepuncture competent
- • Proficient with E-Care
- • IV Drug administration trained
- • Blood Transfusion trained
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Team worker, who is able to prioritize effectively
- • Awareness of own limitations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Bugg
- Job title
- Ward Manager F12 & MTU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 712622
- Additional information
I am mainly based on F12 - 2622
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