Job overview

You will take a key role in the delivery of care of patients that attend ED and need assessment and treatment of their injuries and minor illness.  As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions.  To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.  As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others.  You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy.  As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct. 

Opportunities exist for full or part time  shift patterns which are family friendly (evenings, early/late etc.) usually over 3-5 days / nights per week (hours dependent).

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in emergency nursing and minors injuries and  be able to translate this into effective nursing practice. They will need to be a team player, have proven leadership abilities, be energetic, proactive and committed to their own professional development and that of others.

We are an integrated paediatric department and currently see approximately 10,000 paediatric patients per year, so ability and desire to work with children is essential. 

This is an excellent time to join our expanding team and become involved in developing new processes to meeting the changing demands of emergency care.

With an increasing attendance of approximately 50,000 patients per year we also pride ourselves in providing high quality care. We are a designated Trauma Unit and SFT have a Spinal Unit and Burns and Plastics Unit. We are currently expanding our leadership team to make us a leading department in Wessex. We also work closely with the ambulance service and other specialist teams within the hospital and in the community.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk