Job overview

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and passionate band 5 Nurses to join our Neuro Regional Transfer Unit (NRTU) team within the Wessex Neurological Centre at UHS. 

NRTU is a 10 bedded unit which caters for neurosurgical and neurology emergency admissions from across the Wessex region. Common conditions we see are brain bleeds, tumours, head injuries, seizures, Myasthenia gravis and guillain-barre syndrome amongst many others. We also will take emergency spinal admissions when our sister spinal ward is at full capacity. One of our beds is also a specialist Video-telemetry (VT) Suite whereby epilepsy patients are monitored for a week, often reducing medication to promote seizures. This is for either diagnostic measures or to assess whether they would be a candidate for surgery. 

NRTU is a dynamic and fast paced area of work where you would develop and utilise acute nursing skills, all the while being supported by a multidisciplinary team. This includes trained Neuro nurses and therapy staff and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. A role on this ward would suit nurses anywhere on their career pathway; from a newly qualified nurse looking to gain acute experience, to a more experienced nurse looking to develop skills for career progression into leadership or Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. 

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast. 

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