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Job summary

Main area
Critical Care Unit
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
153-SU03066
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pa/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - Critical Care Unit

Band 5

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

Join us at a very exciting time for Critical Care in Dorset.

Following the creation of University Hospitals Dorset , innovative and ambitious plans to develop a new build 30 Bed Critical Care Unit are well advanced to serve the population across the region. Join us and take advantage of the many opportunities that Dorset has to offer in the way of a rewarding work life balance.

We are located within an area of outstanding beauty which includes opportunities to drive, walk, run, swim or cycle in the New Forest , in the Purbecks, along miles of golden beaches and the Jurassic coastline. Bournemouth is a vibrant university town with a wide selection of restaurants and cafes; theatres, cinemas and sporting activities and Poole attracts many visitors, has a large natural harbour and is perfect for water sports or relaxing at a quayside restaurant.

Transport links are excellent with Bournemouth International airport, Cross-channel ferry terminals at Poole and direct train access to London.

We work 12 hour shifts with all staff expected to work both day and night rotation.

12 months acute care experience is desirable, as well as  a goal of providing excellent nursing care and an enthusiasm to learn being essential.

Based at: Bournemouth 

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

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. 

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.  

Detailed job description and main 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

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate with staff members, patients and relatives.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good foundation in care of acutely ill patients, plus ability to teach/monitor
Desirable criteria
  • SliP training or equivalent

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Able to operate Critical infusions
  • Management experience within acute ward setting at Band 5 grade Staff nurse
Desirable criteria
  • Management experience in HDU

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing acutely ill patients in a ward setting
Desirable criteria
  • Post Registration ITU course

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN 1st
Desirable criteria
  • Experience within speciality

Employer certification / accreditation badges

UHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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
Ruth Dodgson
Job title
Matron Critical Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 019 5423
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