About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge?
This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with an expansion of Critical Care services across our site is now underway, including the building of a new 30 bedded critical care unit which will provide care in specialities such as trauma, surgical (including major vascular and maxillo-facial), medical, paediatrics and cardiology.
We are seeking nurses with a passion for providing excellent patient care with a particular interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team.
You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a bespoke in-house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high care areas.
This role offers the successful candidate an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients, their families and on the wider service we provide.
Acute care experience is desirable as well as a goal of providing excellent nursing care, with an enthusiasm to learn being essential. We work 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: UHD - Royal Bournemouth Hospital BEACH Building with cross site working to Poole Critical Care until phase 3 move in complete.
Interview: 23rd September
Main duties of the job
Please note this role requires NMC Registration if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted .
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
Telephone 0300 019 5423/5660 and ask to speak to Matron / Sister or Charge Nurse.
Planned informal visits are encouraged.
About us
UHD are investing,developingand transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or servicerelocatesas part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description 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
Qualifications Essential
RGN 1st
Desirable
Experience within speciality
Other requirements specific to the role Essential
Able to communicate with staff members, patients and relatives.
Experience Essential
Experience of managing acutely ill patients in a ward setting
Desirable
Post Registration ITU experience
Technical Skills Competencies Essential
Able to operate Critical infusions Management experience within acute ward setting at Band 5 grade Staff nurse
Desirable
Management experience in HDU
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)