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Job overview

-          Are you a HCA with experience or looking to develop, who has a passion for care, and a caring smile then St Helen’s is the ward for you.

-          We are a new 18 bedded emergency surgical ward, made up of 6 side rooms and 3 bays with 4 beds contained.

-          We nurse patients who are acutely unwell within a dynamic and diverse ever changing patient group, this gives us different challenges every day.

Main duties of the job

-          The action never stops on our ward as we have a quick turnover of our patient group which keeps staff up to date with all relevant evidence-based care.

-          We have achieved a gold QASS rating within a hospital setting and aim to deliver outstanding care for every patient, every time.

-          There will be opportunity to develop skills and knowledge with phlebotomy, cannulation and catheterisation, once all basic skills learned.

-          We want to attract staffs who wish to make a difference, being a small ward with the right staff the impact to the patients care and treatment will be exemplary. We want to work with a team who can innovate new ideas, and are passionate to develop staffs knowledge and skills so they can get the best from their job being satisfied and fulfilled, when they leave for the day. We are an outstanding team who work hard together to maintain the best outcomes for patients, we just need you to take our team to the next level setting us apart from the rest.

Working for our organisation

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.