Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Departure Lounge
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.Ìý
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to assist in the service deliveryÌý of the Discharge Lounge.
The Discharge Lounge operates Monday-Friday 8am-8pm based at both Bournemouth ad Poole sites. Our aim is to provide a comfortable and safe environment for our patients transferring from hospital to home and to support timely flow and bed availability in UHD.
Applicants will be expected to be flexible to a developing service, have an innovative approach to meet the needs of the patients and service. Applicants should meet the essential requirements and recent experience working as a Staff Nurse and experience in discharge planning would be desirable.
Additional contact information: Alex Angelozzi on 0300 019 4172/3746
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.Ìý They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.Ìý
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.Ìý Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview. Ìý
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
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience/qualifications.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate studies or a desire/willingness to attend
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 12 months at pay band 5 within the relevant speciality
- Good communication skills and able to work independently and on own initiative.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Developing policies and protocols
Techical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy with a wide range of software’s. Databases and spread sheets.
- Experience of administration of medicines.
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
- Tash Kelly
- Job title
- Medicine Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000195262
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