Registered Practitioner, Maternity Cover Contract

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Crowborough is seeking an experienced Registered Practitioner for a maternity cover position. You will be responsible for delivering exceptional patient care in a dynamic hospital setting, working full-time over a 4-5 day week. Ideal candidates will be RGN/NMC registered and possess excellent communication skills. Join a supportive team in a CQC Outstanding rated environment to contribute to outstanding patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Must be RGN / NMC registered.
• Prior UK based experience required.
• Passionate with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding care to patients.
• Work in a surgical or pre-assessment hospital unit.
• Build respectful relationships with patients and teams.

Skills

RGN / NMC registered

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Prior UK based experience

Experience in surgical or pre-assessment hospital unit

Job description

Registered Practitioner, Maternity Cover Contract

Working within a CQC Outstanding rated hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced Registered Practitioner to join their fantastic Day Services and Pre-Assessment Unit team. Joining a wonderful team of experienced and empathetic nurses, you will be driven by motivation and pride to provide outstanding care to all of our valued patients.

Main duties of the job

Based from The Horder Centre, Crowborough, this is a Maternity Cover role that will require full-time responsibilities. Shifts are worked over a4 to 5 day week, with a 1 in 5 Saturday and department closure on Sunday.

About us

Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We\'ve come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%.

We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work.

Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people.

We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace.

We are committed to caring, and committed to you.

Job responsibilities

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough

Contract Type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (4-5 days per week)

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.

Person Specification

About you

• RGN / NMC registered
• Prior UK based experience.
• Passionate and driven, showing excellent communication skills, and empathy.
• Recent experience within a surgical or pre-assessment hospital unit.
• Personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the outstanding rating proudly held by The Horder Centre.
• Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important and respected relationships with our patients and your direct and wider teams.
• Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning.

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.