Staff Nurse (Castle Ward) - Fixed Term 12 Months

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Reading is seeking an enthusiastic Staff Nurse for a fixed-term 12-month position to cover maternity leave. The role includes working in a diverse clinical area with opportunities for professional development and support. Candidates should be registered nurses or working towards registration and have experience in acute clinical environments. The Trust values compassionate care and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of nursing.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an acute clinical environment.
• Demonstrates awareness of current professional nursing issues.

Responsibilities

• Engage in health promotion of patients on the ward.
• Develop a wide range of clinical skills with mentor support.
• Complete competencies within a set time frame.

Skills

Sound clinical knowledge

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife or working towards registration

Job description

Staff Nurse (Castle Ward) - Fixed Term 12 Months

This is a Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave

Are you an enthusiastic registered nurse who would enjoy working in a diverse, exciting and rewarding clinical area?

Castle ward currently has an opportunity to appoint a staff nurse to join their friendly, professional and successful team.

Castle ward is a 29 bedded unit specialising in the care of rheumatology and endocrine patients. The Ward is also a medical ward that admits patients with general medical conditions.

Main duties of the job

All staff members have an active role in the health promotion of patients on castle ward. Working with our excellent highly skilled team you will develop a wide range of clinical skills helping to progress your career. There are opportunities to care for acutely ill patients, working within a competency frame-work supporting you to gain more skills and knowledge in this specialty. You will receive induction and specialist training tailored to the area including care of patients with Diabetes. We will provide you support through your induction and developmental phase. You will be allocated with a mentor who will guide through completion of your competencies. We have a robust appraisal process to ensure that your professional development is achieved within a set time frame. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your career in an innovative area of nursing and we welcome passionate nurses to enhance our team.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Registered Nurse/Midwife or working towards registration

Experience

• Through placement or employment of working in an acute clinical environment

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge and up to date nursing practice with evidence of critical thinking and problem solving
• Demonstrates awareness of current professional nursing issues

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.