Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-ME04143
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Ward 1 - Gastroenterology
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
Ward 1 on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site of University Hospital Dorset is a 22 bedded Gastroenterology unit which looks after patients with a variety of different conditions. We have a diverse patient group ranging from teenagers to the elderly meaning that your day is always varied and interesting!
We are a close knit team who are looking for a dedicated and passionate registered nurse to join us.
Exciting opportunities for nurses include:
- A four bedded GI Bay providing high level care for patients with GI bleeding giving the opportunity to develop intensive nursing skills.
- Using the CLIP method with student nurses. We have 4 students on shift 7 days a week and are following a different structure of student placement providing staff the opportunity to develop their teaching, coaching and educational competence.
- A fun, friendly team who all have the same goal to provide high quality patient care. Our motto- ''We Always strive to Reliably Deliver Outstanding Nursing care to Everyone''
- A competency framework/training programme to work towards being able to nurse in the GI Bay; this includes IV assessment, blood transfusions, male catheterisation, CVAD management, venepuncture, cannulation and ILS training.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The conditions we see mostly on Ward 1 are:
- Liver disease
- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
- GI Bleeding (various causes)
- Pancreatic and other hepatobiliary cancers
- Eating disorders
- Alcohol withdrawal
Shifts include long days (7-19.30), earlies (7-15.00) , lates (11:30-19:30) and nights (19.00-07.30)
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 teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some 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 about this 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies
Desirable criteria
- SLIP training/ mentorship course
- Post registration courses related to the speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
- Demonstrate clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous Gastroenterology experience
- Experience of end of life care
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
- Experience in complying with nursing, infection control and risk management polices
- Ability to manage caseload/bay of patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical skills such as: ECG recording, CVC, Cannulation and Venepuncture, Male catheterisation
- Awareness of audit
- Administration of blood products or willingness to undertake necessary training
- Specific skills relevant to specialty eg. Caring for ascitic drains
- Non IV and IV medication administration including administration of blood products
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of conditions relevant to speciality
- Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of patient experience, quality and safety agenda’s that support Governance Framework
Other requirements specific to
Essential criteria
- Effective communication using a variety of methods
- Able to integrate and work within the MDT
- Basic IT skills
- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and management skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Highly motivated
- Adaptive to unpredictable workloads
Desirable criteria
- Time management skills
- Organisation and planning skills
- Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions
Language
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie O'Connor
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- sophie.o'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4669
- Additional information
For informal visits or to discuss this role in person, please call 0300 019 4501 or 0300 019 4495 and ask for management team.
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