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Job summary

Main area
Specialist Services & Surgery
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (night shifts and day shifts, including bank holidays)
Job ref
156-6383537
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Town
Truro
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Staff Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Staff Nurse - Grenville Ward

Working alongside a dynamic and well structured team, delivering high quality care within Nephrology and endocrinology.

To work as an experienced, skilled member of the team, providing a high standard of holistic patient centred care to patients and families. 

Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and carers. 

To communicate effectively at all levels with the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To be able to manage the patient flow within the department with consideration to target delivery. 

To coordinate the multi-disciplinary team, ensure prescribed treatments are carried out and that the multi-disciplinary team are kept informed of the patient’s condition.

Working for our organisation

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.  

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods. 

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally. 

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. 

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career. 

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:  

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation  

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Commitment to obtain assessing / mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantive experience in an acute area of practice
Desirable criteria
  • Experience within the speciality

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of evidence based practice to enhance care
  • Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing
  • Understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Nicola Richards
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01872252012
Additional information

Jason Hocking - Deputy Charge Nurse on Tel: 01872252012

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