Staff Nurse - Lulworth Ward

University Hospitals Dorset; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset in Poole is seeking a Band 5 nurse for a 9‑month secondment to cover maternity leave on Lulworth Ward. This busy complex care medical ward is managed by advanced nurse practitioners and requires an active UK NMC registration.

The role is based at Poole Hospital with 37.5 hours per week, and offers the opportunity to work flexibly across our sites as needed. Interview date and closing dates are as listed.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with active registration.
• Experience in acute hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to patients.
• Monitor and interpret vital signs; administer medications as prescribed.
• Collaborate with the MDT to support patient independence and discharge planning.

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

IV & non-IV medication administration

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Main area Medicine Grade Band 5 Contract Secondment: 9 months (Full Flexibility Required) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full and Part Time Hours Available) Job ref 153-ME06339-A

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site University Hospitals Dorset - Lulworth Ward Town Dorset Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 07/10/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

Do you take enormous pride in delivering safe, compassionate care, resulting in a high-quality patient experience?

Do you want to make a difference to patient care?

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional, enthusiastic, positive nurse who takes pride in their work to create a vision and collaboratively work with the multi-disciplinary team to promote and build and maintain independence for our patients. Lulworth ward is a complex care medical ward managed by advanced nurse practitioners and has a secondment opportunity for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 7th October 26

Main duties of the job

We are looking for committed and dynamic nurses with excellent communication skills and above all a real desire and passion to work with people, getting it right for patients and their families.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate willingness and capability to work flexibly with a commitment to excellent team working that is absolutely essential during potentially stressful and challenging situations.

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse

Technical Skills

• Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
• Competent in non-IV and IV medication administration.

Personal Attributes

• Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Able to integrate and work within the MDT

Experience

• Experience of caring for patients
• Experience of working in the NHS hospital setting

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.