Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 205-6361433
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hospital
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and caring Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Ward 8 nursing team at County hospital, UHNM. Ward 8 is a 31 bedded unit. We specialise in Day Surgery and Surgical procedures requiring recovery over a 23 hour period. Due to the diverse variety of surgical procedures that take place on ward 8 we are able to offer a wealth of learning opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will be NMC registered Nurse, preferably with experience in Surgical Nursing. You should have a keen interest in the above specialities. And in turn, we will provide you with a robust induction to the area, a friendly and welcoming team that will support you in your journey with us. You will have the opportunity to learn from existing staff members, the CNS teams as well as the chance to see the surgeries first hand!
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Julie Williams
(see contact details)
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well in a team
- Motivated and the ability to motivate others
- Desire for knowledge and awareness of own limitations
- Positive approch to problem solving
- Good communication skills
- Good written and non-verbal skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1 year experience in surgical nursing
Desirable criteria
- 6 months experience in surgical nursing
- Interested in surgery
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Williams
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01758 230066
- Additional information
Senior Sister Williams - 01785 230066
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