Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge?
This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with an expansion of Critical Care services across our site is now underway, including the building of a new 30 bedded critical care unit which will provide care in specialities such as trauma, surgical (including major vascular and maxillo-facial), medical, paediatrics and cardiology.
We are seeking nurses with a passion for providing excellent patient care with a particular interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team.
You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a bespoke in-house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high care areas.
This role offers the successful candidate an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients, their families and on the wider service we provide.
12 months acute care experience is desirable as well as a goal of providing excellent nursing care, with an enthusiasm to learn being essential. We work 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Please note this role requires NMC Registration; if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Additional contact details
Telephone 0300 019 8590 and ask to speak to a Sister or Charge Nurse.
Planned informal visits are encouraged.
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 team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
There is a planned move for this service between Spring and Autumn 2025, when this role and base of work may relocate to Bournemouth hospital site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance/reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the post holder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have 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
* RGN 1st
Desirable
* Experience within speciality
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
* Able to communicate with staff members, patients and relatives.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of managing acutely ill patients in a ward setting
Desirable
* Post Registration ITU experience
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
* Able to operate Critical infusions
* Management experience within acute ward setting at Band 5 grade Staff nurse
Desirable
* Management experience in HDU
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Poole Hospital
Longfleet Road
Poole
BH15 2JB
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