Staff Nurse - Cedar Ward

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a registered nurse for their Trauma and Orthopaedics unit. In this role, you'll provide compassionate care in a supportive environment, working alongside a multidisciplinary team. Newly qualified nurses will benefit from a preceptorship program, while experienced nurses will enjoy ongoing educational opportunities. Ideal candidates possess strong teamwork skills, a passion for patient care, and preferably experience in orthopaedics. Join us to forge a rewarding career in nursing.

Benefits

Access to training and education

Supportive environment for new nurses

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse, newly qualified or experienced.
• Enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team and prioritizing care.
• Experience in a trauma or orthopaedic environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality and safe patient care for acute traumatic injuries.
• Work within the trauma and orthopaedic team.
• Engage in ongoing education and support system for nursing career progression.

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Experience in orthopaedics

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Nursing preceptorship

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our dedicated hard working team in Trauma and Orthopaedics. We are looking for enthusiastic nurses who understand the importance of compassionate care. You will need to enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to prioritise care.

Cedar Ward is an 18 bedded female trauma and orthopaedic ward, specialising in patients with musculoskeletal injuries and spinal injuries.

If you are a newly qualified nurse we offer preceptorship over a year with the full support of practice development team to ensure that you are able to take those first steps from novice in a supported environment.

If you already have nursing experience we are able to offer the benefits of working in one of the largest NHS organisations in the country, with access to a variety of education and training opportunities through the Barts Health Education Academy.

The most exciting of these is our Foundations of Surgical Nursing course which offers 60 credits at level 7 and is available to all nurses in the Surgical and Orthopaedic division once you have a years’ experience.

Successful applicants will work within our team to provide a high quality and safe patient care environment for patients with a range of acute traumatic injuries. Experience in the area of orthopaedics is desirable.

Our surgical units are supported by practice nurse facilitators, alongside a robust preceptorship and competency framework. Successful candidates will be mentored and supported in their position having the opportunity to further their academic career for the orthopaedic and mentoring courses.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Janet Utonwanne, Job title: Ward Manager, Email address: [e-mail]