About this role
Job summary
Staff Nurse | Surgical wards | Private hospital | Southampton | Permanent Full-time (37.5) & Part-time (30 hrs)
Spire Southampton has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Nurse to join their friendly and welcoming Ward department. The successful applicant will work in a team that provides high quality evidence-based nursing care in ward-based settings. You must be flexible to work a variety of shifts across days and nights and weekends.
Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities
- You will support in assessing patients health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload.
- Assist in the delivery of care to meet the individuals health and wellbeing needs.
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
- Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
- Assist in maintaining and developing services.
About us
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for
- You will be a Registered Nurse
- NMC with no restrictions
- Be used to working in teams with minimum supervision.
- Experience of working in an acute environment is essential, ideally on a surgical ward
- You MUST have UK experience working in surgical ward
- Competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration
Working Hours: Variation of long days, nights, earlies and lates. Full-time (37.5) & Part-time (30 hrs)
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
- Free staff parking off site
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on [email protected]
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
About Us
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated Good or Outstanding by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see below
Experience
Essential
- Please see below
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
Spire Healthcare Ltd
Address
Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY
Southampton
SO16 6UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)