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Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity to join one of our medical wards at County hospital. We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic nurses to join our established ward team for the following area:

General Medicine – on our wards the nurses assist in managing patients presenting with a wide range of acute and long term medical conditions and symptoms. We treat a wide spectrum of medical disorders that present acutely to one of our hospital emergency departments and acute medical units and we refer on, for specialist opinion and care as appropriate.

We are also welcoming any student nurses due to qualify this year to apply. We offer a full preceptorship program and you will be given lots of support and training to consolidate your practice.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate:

• excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families  
• emotional resilience, a calm temperament and the ability to work well under pressure.
• the role demands a strong sense of compassion.
• excellent teamwork and the capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams. 
• outstanding organisational ability and effective decision-making skills.  
• Support staff in the delivery of quality patient focused care and work as an effective team member.
• Be adaptable and flexible in order to meet the challenges and demand of your new role.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.