Staff Nurse - Ward 1 - Gastroenterology

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated registered nurse for their Gastroenterology unit. This role offers the chance to work in a close-knit team, providing high-quality care to a diverse patient group. With opportunities to develop intensive nursing skills and a supportive environment for teaching and coaching, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in patient care. The organization values diversity and offers a flexible working environment, making it an ideal place for those seeking a fulfilling career in nursing.

Qualifications

• Active UK NMC Registration is required for this role.
• Experience in caring for patients with acute and long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care in a 22 bedded Gastroenterology unit.
• Manage a caseload of patients and ensure compliance with nursing policies.

Skills

NMC Registration

Clinical Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Patient Care

Education

Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies

Post registration courses related to the speciality

Tools

Vital Signs Monitoring Equipment

Basic IT Skills

Job description

Main area Gastroenterology Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Hours other than full time considered) Job ref 153-ME04143

Department name 1. UHD - General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/2025 23:59

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 £250m estates 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.

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.

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

Job overview

Ward 1 on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site of University Hospital Dorset is a 22 bedded Gastroenterology unit which looks after patients with a variety of different conditions. We have a diverse patient group ranging from teenagers to the elderly meaning that your day is always varied and interesting!

We are a close knit team who are looking for a dedicated and passionate registered nurse to join us.

Exciting opportunities for nurses include:

• A four bedded GI Bay providing high level care for patients with GI bleeding giving the opportunity to develop intensive nursing skills.
• Using the CLIP method with student nurses. We have 4 students on shift 7 days a week and are following a different structure of student placement providing staff the opportunity to develop their teaching, coaching and educational competence.
• A fun, friendly team who all have the same goal to provide high quality patient care. Our motto- ''We Always strive to Reliably Deliver Outstanding Nursing care to Everyone''
• A competency framework/training programme to work towards being able to nurse in the GI Bay; this includes IV assessment, blood transfusions, male catheterisation, CVAD management, venepuncture, cannulation and ILS training.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

The conditions we see mostly on Ward 1 are:

• Liver disease
• Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
• GI Bleeding (various causes)
• Pancreatic and other hepatobiliary cancers
• Alcohol withdrawal

Shifts include long days (7-19.30), earlies (7-15.00), lates (11:30-19:30) and nights (19.00-07.30)

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies
• Post registration courses related to the speciality

Experience

• Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
• Demonstrate clinical experience
• Previous Gastroenterology experience
• Experience of end of life care
• Demonstrate ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
• Experience in complying with nursing, infection control and risk management polices
• Ability to manage caseload/bay of patients
• Experience of clinical skills such as: ECG recording, CVC, Cannulation and Venepuncture, Male catheterisation
• Awareness of audit
• Administration of blood products or willingness to undertake necessary training
• Specific skills relevant to specialty eg. Caring for ascitic drains
• Non IV and IV medication administration including administration of blood products

Knowledge

• Knowledge of conditions relevant to speciality
• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
• Awareness of patient experience, quality and safety agenda’s that support Governance Framework

Other requirements specific to

• Effective communication using a variety of methods
• Able to integrate and work within the MDT
• Basic IT skills
• Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Leadership and management skills

Personal Attributes

• Highly motivated
• Adaptive to unpredictable workloads
• Organisation and planning skills
• Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions

Language

• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

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.

Name Sophie O'Connor Job title Sister Email address sophie.o'[e-mail] Telephone number 0300 019 4669 Additional information

For informal visits or to discuss this role in person, please call 0300 019 4501 or 0300 019 4495 and ask for management team.