Registered Nurse - Kings D | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large hospital trust in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient care on the Silver Trauma ward. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team focused on improving patient outcomes and care standards. Candidates must have general surgery and orthopedic skills, aiming to make a positive difference to patients in a supportive environment. Applications should be submitted directly by candidates.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse or recently qualified.
• Strong skills in general surgery and trauma care.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective patient care as a nursing team member.
• Maintain high standards of patient care.
• Contribute to improvement initiatives in patient outcomes.

Skills

General surgery

Trauma and Orthopedic

Compassion

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you a Registered Nurse or a newly qualified Nurse looking for an exciting and interesting role, working with a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to delivering high quality and safe patient care? If you are looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development, we would love to hear from you!

Kings D2 ward is a Silver Trauma ward, we specialise in care of the older person that has suffered a Trauma that needs orthopaedic and medical care combined. We are a dynamic team striving to make a difference to our patients by improving patient outcomes, recovery rates and reducing lengths of stay by adopting a multi disciplinary approach.

Registered Nurse with General surgery / Trauma and Orthopedic skills

To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025