Staff Nurse Ward 3

NHS; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bournemouth is looking for a part-time Staff Nurse for Ward 3. You will deliver safe, compassionate care in a dynamic environment focused on Respiratory and General Medicine. The ideal candidate must have NMC registration, strong leadership qualities, and a commitment to high-quality patient care. This role provides an opportunity to make a significant difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills.
• Knowledge of the conditions relevant to the speciality.
• Awareness of the role in relation to patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and compassionate care to patients.
• Work closely with therapy teams to promote patient independence.
• Manage patient care in a mixed sex general medical ward.

Skills

Fundamental nursing knowledge

Management of vital signs monitoring

Ability to escalate deteriorating patients

Non-IV and IV medication administration

Venepuncture and cannulation

ECG recording

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies

Teaching Qualification

Post registration courses related to the specialty

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse Ward 3

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Ward 3 have an exciting new opportunity for a part-time Band 5 Registered Nurse.

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

Do you have a passion to work within Medicine and promote high standards of care delivery?

Do you want to make a difference to Patient care?

If yes, we want you to join our friendly, committed and dynamic team on Ward 3.

Our aim is for our Ward to be a centre of excellence. There is on-going investment to ensure our staff have the right skills, values and expertise to provide high quality specialist care for our patients.

Ward 3 is a mixed sex general medical ward with a focus on Respiratory and General Medicine, we deal with complex and acute medical conditions so no two days are the same. We adopt a rehabilitation approach working closely with our therapy teams which helps to promote and maintain mobility and independence for our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, happy, professional individual who takes pride in their work, committed to the teams vision with strong leadership qualities, a strong understanding of Trust Values and passionate about strengthening an existing team.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this role

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

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

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this role

About us

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.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job 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

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
• Knowledge of the conditions relevant to the speciality
• Awareness of role in relation to patient experience, quality and safety agenda's that support Governance Frameworks
• Demonstrable ability in management of vital signs monitoring and escalation of the deteriorating patient.
• Non-IV and IV medication administration
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• ECG recording

Qualification

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

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust