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Job summary

Main area
General Surgery and Cancer Care
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
156-6258549-A
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town
Truro
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Staff Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our friendly and enthusiastic team.

The Outpatient Department is situated on the first floor of the Trelawny Wing, providing high quality services to patients in all clinical areas.

Come and join the staff that is highly skilled, motivated and focused on delivering and developing great and professional patient centered care in an outpatient setting. 

Ideally you should have previous acute hospital experience. You must also provide evidence of good communication and organizational skills.

This is a part time role for 30 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures. Working to maintain and enhance the customer service and satisfaction of service users. As a skilled member of the nursing team promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. 

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximizing the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side 

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: 

  • Identity Checks  

  • Professional registration and qualification checks  

  • Employment history and reference checks  

  • Work health assessments  

  • Criminal record check standards  

  • Right to work checks  

For further information please visit:  

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity. 

Person specification

NMC Registered

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered
Desirable criteria
  • Active NMC registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be a registered nurse
Desirable criteria
  • Nursing :1 Year

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katie Bruce
Job title
Ward Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01872 253950
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