Registered Nurse - Acute & General

NHS; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare staffing bank is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive care in acute settings. You'll be responsible for patient assessment, working flexible shifts across various NHS Trusts, and contributing to healthcare teams. The role requires a nursing degree and at least 6 months of recent experience. Join to develop your skills in a supportive environment while maintaining work-life balance.

Benefits

Weekly pay

First choice of shifts

Training and development opportunities

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years.
• Compliance with NMC Professional Registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor patient conditions.
• Check symptoms and vital signs.
• Work as an effective team member.

Skills

Patient assessment and monitoring

Analytical skills

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

Degree/Diploma in Nursing

Job description

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexibleBank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the abilityto develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Main duties of the job

What you'll be responsible for:

• Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
• Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
• Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinicalsituations
• Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinaryrelationships
• The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Job Title: - Registered Nurse- Acute & General

Location: -Main sites are Royal Devon (Wonford Hospital) Exeter and North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple , other areas are Exmouth/Sidmouth/Honiton/Tiverton.

Shift Patterns:7:30am to 3:30pm, 7:30am to 12:30pm, 9am to 5pm, 12:30pm to 8:30pm, 3:30pm to 8:30pm, 8pm to 8am

About the Trust -

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertiseof both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern DevonHealthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, wehave a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon.Our core services, which we provide for more than 615,000 people, cover morethan 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist servicescover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall andthe Isles of Scilly. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist andgeneral medical services through North Devon District Hospital (EX31 4JB) andthe Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) (EX2 5DW).Alongside our twoacute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across avariety of settings including community inpatient hospitals, outpatientclinics, and within peoples own homes.We also offer primary careservices, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault ReferralCentres (SARC). Our hospitals are both renowned for their research, innovationand links to universities.

Why might this job interest you?

Being a general nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role thatspans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics.It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages andbackgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term healthmanagement. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balancetheir professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring theycan deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthywork-life balance.

What you can add:

• Assessing andmonitoring patient conditions
• Checking symptoms and vitalsigns and arranging diagnostic tests
• Displaying excellent analyticalability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
• Working as an effective teammember and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships

The role will involve, but not be limited to youperforming the above.

What youll need:

• A minimum of 6months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years
• Comply with NMCProfessional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variableadditional certification and skills.

The benefits we can offer you inreturn:

• Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank andcaring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit yourlifestyle being on the bank gives you theflexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and developmentopportunities via the Trust and NHSPs ownacademy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vitalexperience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such asmember of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinarseries and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staffbank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with theautonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting yourlifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering youflexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

ApplyToday

By joining us you can look forward toa choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of ourclient Trusts in England.

Person Specification

Experience

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years.

Qualifications

• All Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of : -
• Statement of NMC Registration
• Degree /Diploma in Nursing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.