Staff Nurse - Ward 5

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and friendly team at a leading healthcare provider in Bournemouth as a Staff Nurse. This role offers an incredible opportunity for career development, allowing you to make a significant impact on the care of elderly patients. You'll be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, focusing on providing the highest standards of care while promoting patient involvement in their own care. With flexible working options and a commitment to work-life balance, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their nursing career in a beautiful coastal setting. Don't miss the chance to be part of a forward-thinking organization dedicated to excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive team environment

Work life balance

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active UK NMC Registration required.
• Ability to demonstrate nursing knowledge and skills in elderly care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of care and improve patient stay.
• Work closely with MDT including nursing teams and therapists.

Skills

Fundamental nursing knowledge

Patient care for the elderly

Vital signs monitoring

Medication administration (IV and non-IV)

Venepuncture and cannulation

ECG recording

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies

Teaching Qualification

Post registration courses related to care of the Elderly

Job description

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. 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.

Job overview

Ward 5 are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly team.

Ward 5 is a 28 bedded ward and is part of the Older Persons Continuing Care (OPCC) pathway as part of Older Persons Services (OPS). We are a ward for medically fit patients waiting discharge and discharge planning.

As a team we aim to provide the highest standards of care and improve our patient stay with socialisation on the ward or in our Flower Garden as well as daily activities and music. We work closely as an MDT with Specialist nursing teams, Therapists, Doctors, Nursing staff and Pharmacy. We like to involve patients and their relatives in their care as much as possible.

This post is for a Registered Nurse with an NMC PIN and offers the successful candidate incredible opportunity for career development as well as making an impressive impact on the unique service we provide.

There are opportunities to develop your confidence and your clinical skills in a supportive environment, to building and extend your existing managerial and clinical knowledge.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Bournemouth

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

What can we offer you?

• Excellent team spirit
• Excellent and approachable staff
• Flexible working (long days, nights, earlies, lates and weekends)
• Work life balance is key to the well-being of our staff
• Modern day working with our multi-disciplinary team

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 team mates and colleagues.

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

In some cases this means that a 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 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

Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills in the care of the elderly
• Demonstrate understanding of own role and professional expectations and accountability in practice in line with NMC Code
• Awareness of role in relation to patient experience, quality and safety agenda’s that support Governance Frameworks
• Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
• Non-IV and IV medication administration
• Venepuncture and cannulation
• ECG recording
• IV medication administration including blood products

Qualification

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

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.