Are you looking for a new challenge?
Do you have excellent communication skills, consider yourself to be caring and compassionate and want to make a difference to the patient’s experience on a daily basis?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and be part of the ward team within Gastroenterology.
Gastroenterology is an exciting, evidence-based specialty that offers opportunities to learn and develop nursing practice within a supported structure.
Our Gastroenterologists have experience in the management of all Gastroenterology conditions from complex eating disorders to acute bleeds.
We are currently seeking compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our friendly and dedicated team with a passion for caring.
You will be fully supported and provided with learning and training opportunities.
Individuals should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and possess a willingness to take on new challenges
Whilst previous experience of caring for acutely ill patients would be advantageous; we are also interested in hearing from individuals who have a special talent for being caring and compassionate and who would be able to go the extra mile to help our patients feel valued and cared for and at all times to treat them with dignity and respect
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
• Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the Trust’s preceptorship programme.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
• Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
• To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trust’s Cyber Code of Conduct.
• To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
• To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Mar 2025