A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nursing Associate or Registered Nurse to join our medical day case unit based at Queens Hospital Burton.
The unit works together with our day case unit at Royal Derby Hospital to enable patients to care for their long term conditions mainly in their own homes without having repeated long admissions into hospital. We offer treatments on a day to day basis and care for patients with a range of illnesses.
We work closely with our wider teams across the Trust including but not limited to Rheumatology, Gastronenterology, Haematology and Neurology.
Our post is mainly based at Burton but on occasion you may be asked to cover at Derby.
Provide the fundamentals of care for patients attending the day unit, giving medications mainly via intravenous routes.
Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and other members of the care team to ensure a shared understanding of the patient’s care.
Maintains accurate, legible and timely records of patient care using the current patient recording system.
Closing Date of Applications: 13th March 2025
Interview Date: 28th March 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• A variety of flexible working options
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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This advert closes on Thursday 13 Mar 2025