Job overview

We are looking for highly motivated Staff Nurses, who have experience in a ward setting, to join our nursing team on E3 and E4. 

E3
E3 Green is a 24 bedded ward that specialises in caring for both cardiology and cardiac surgery patients, which gives staff the opportunity for a wide-ranging experience of caring for patients with heart disease. Our team works in collaboration with E3 Blue, our neighbouring ward, having a combined leadership and senior team, which means you have a wide support network. We receive patients directly from Cardiac High Dependency (CHDU), Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), as well as elective cases and transfers from other hospitals our areas.

E4
A 20 bedded Thoracic ward. This unit cares for patients requiring thoracic investigation and surgery who are admitted on either an elective or emergency basis. 
Examples of patients who are admitted to E4 include people with lung cancer requiring surgical intervention for diagnosis and/or treatment, people suffering from recurrent pleural effusions and recurrent pneumothoraces and patients following thoracic traumas which are admitted on an emergency basis. 

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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