About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)
We are seeking a band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly, highly motivated team.
The Surgical Admissions Unitis a 15-bedded fast paced unit in which patients present with a wide variety of emergency surgical conditions, giving rise to a diverse range of development and learning opportunities. The unitalso includes anAmbulatory Care for Surgery pathway, which is led by two Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Patients are referred under the care of General Surgical, Maxillofacial or Gynaecological specialities, as well as from GP surgeries, other hospitals, our outpatient clinics and our emergency department
Patients receive rapid nurse-led assessment and are stabilised before individual management plans are prepared and delivered to ensure each patient receives the specialist surgical care they need. Patients can be either treated and discharged from SAU or admitted to one of our inpatient wards
The unit offers excellent opportunities for developing experience and knowledge within the acute surgical environment and there are plenty of opportunities to use clinical judgement and improve nursing skills, including admitting, assessing and treating acutely unwell patients
Post-holders will be expected to work a variety of shift patterns including night duty
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview date: 3rd November
Main duties of the job
Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and have the ability to treat all patients, relatives and other members of staff with compassion, dignity and respect.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
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 teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some 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 about this at interview.
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
NMC Registered Nurse
Knowledge Essential
Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills NMC standards and limitations of professional practice
Experience Essential
Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions Experience of delegating workload, motivating a team and monitoring patient progress
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 Poole Hospital
Poole
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)