Job summary
- Main area
- Wheal Prosper Ward
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (days nights rotation, weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 156-7394710
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Staff Nurse
There is an exciting job opportunity for a registered nurse on Wheal Prosper Ward as part of Specialist Services and Surgery.
Our specialty makes us an exciting and ambitious, forward thinking department that provides holistic, multi-professional care. We are currently involved in several quality improvement projects which include: Pressure ulcer prevention, SAFER care bundle and ward accreditation.
Wheal Prosper Ward is 12 bedded isolation unit consisting of all side rooms. We are a small but welcoming team and uphold trust values. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, vibrant, and caring team dedicated to upholding the trust values whilst delivering excellent, holistic care and treatment for our patient’s.
We treat a wide variety of infections, most recently leading the fight during the global pandemic of corona virus. We also nurse patients with a wide variety of other infection including clostridium difficile, MRSA and TB. The ward is ever evolving with each current changes
Main duties of the job
We are passionate about palliative / end of life (EOL) care and strive to provide an excellent palliative care service.
We also work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team including physiotherapists and occupational therapists to plan timely discharge and reduce hospital burden.
Wheal Prosper strives for clinical excellence and strongly supports the progression of clinical skill sets to optimise patient outcomes. We are developing a strong link nurse network with the aim of creating local experts within the team who can cascade knowledge and information to improve standards. We also provide enhanced personal protective equipment training which varies from infection to infection.
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 maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
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
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration / students pending registration
Desirable criteria
- Assessing & Mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of six months experience in an acute Trust within the last twelve months (this can include student placement)
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
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Waine
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872253574
- Additional information
Deputy Sister Laura Wilson [email protected]
Deputy Charge Nurse [email protected]
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