About this role
Job summary
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population. We are located on the edge of the beautiful Lake District.
Our team pride themselves on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and you can be assured of our commitment to your personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurses to our family here on Ward 5 at Furness General Hospital.
Ward 5 is a busy environment consisting of 18 short stay acute surgical patients. The ward is complemented by an established SEAC Unit which offers rapid access to the assessment and diagnosis of a range of surgical conditions.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job description Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Education and qualifications Essential
1st level Registered Nurse
Qualifications Essential
Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification, Mentoring / assessing qualification, NVQ Assessors Award
Desirable
ECDL or equivalent Post registration clinical course appropriate to area
Experience Essential
Working within a multidisciplinary team Evidence of recent professional development Experience of establishing effective communication Experience of implementing change
Desirable
Previous experience within designated area Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff Experience as shift team leader
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.
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 of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 4LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)