Band 5 Staff Nurse Transplant Unit Harefield Hospital

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Transplant Unit

We are seeking a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dedicated team on the Transplant Unit at Harefield Hospital. The unit has thirty-four beds across two wards (Rowan and Fir Tree), caring for patients awaiting assessment, those on the waiting list, post-transplant care, and individuals with ventricular assist devices.

The service includes the artificial heart service, recipient transplant co-ordination, and a specialized clinic featuring the UK's first cardiothoracic transplant nurse consultant. Our wards feature extended care facilities and were the first cardiothoracic centre to offer HDU haemo filtration in a ward setting. Nursing care is guided by the Orem model to empower patient independence and understanding. If you are eager to develop your career in a world-renowned specialist environment, we would love to hear from you.

Key Duties

• Delivers safe, high-quality, patient-centred care under the guidance of the sister/Charge Nurse and multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Carries out robust clinical assessments, planning programmes of care, and evaluating interventions without direct supervision.
• Manages the administration of prescribed medications, undertakes physical observations, and recognises and escalates clinical deterioration.
• Acts as a patient advocate, ensuring care respects individual customs and dignity while establishing safe discharge plans.
• Supports and develops learners and junior staff, acts as a mentor or preceptor, and participates in clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development.
• Maintains exacting standards of clinical governance, effective MDT communication, and promotes a compassionate, safe care environment.