Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SU04022
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Ward 12 -Elective Surgery
Band 5
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
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Staff Nurse to join the progressive and dedicated Ward 12 Elective Surgery team at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital!
You will be responsible for admitting and preparing patients for theatre ensuring that local policy is adhered to, caring for patients post-operatively and discharging patients under the nurse-led discharge criteria. Once in post, you will be a key member in the development and expansion of the Day Surgery Service with the aim of enhancing the patient’s experience.
The ideal candidate will require experience within general surgical i.e. Gynaecology, Vascular, Urology, Breast and Endocrine surgery, Upper GI and Colorectal; have excellent communication skills and a commitment to maintaining and developing high standards of care. A friendly and patient-centred approach is vital to this exciting role.
This role requires NMC Registration
Base Location: 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.
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.
Additional contact details:
Deputy Sister Eva Rackova - 0300 019 4767
Deputy Sister Eleanor Casas - 0300 019 4767
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level registered nurse (NMC registered)
Desirable criteria
- Degree or working towards a management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience working in Day Surgery/Surgery/Orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of recovery and pre assessment
Technical Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of speciality
- Problem solving experience
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and use sound clinical reasoning.
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture & punctuation.
- Catheterisation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology and surgical procedures
- Evidence of professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joao Ferreira
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4765
- Additional information
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