# Medical Day Unit Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-day-unit-nurse/71e2dbee-4dc3-4345-ae4c-344fcb5d9fbd
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Truro
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 prior experince will be taken into considertaion
- **Contract type:** Permanent: part time 0.61 wte or 23 hour working two long days during a 5 day working week Day shift only no BH or weekends
- **Employment type:** Part time - 23 hours per week (days distributed over the week Monday to Friday 07.00- 19.30 hrs no nights or weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T11:12:21.184Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Medical_Day_Unit/Medical_Day_Unit-v8066161
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066161?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Medical Day Unit is  a busy Monday to Friday 11 spaced, planned clinic. Patients attend at planned timed appointments for specific treatments to manage long term illnesses. MDU is an  increasingly growing nurse led clinic providing a service for all adult specilalty services, including biologic medicines ,dynamic blood testing /investiagtions with minor interventions.

### Main duties of the job

work co hesively within a small team

Assess treat/discharge day case patients, take charge of clinical area, safely delegate tasks appropriately,recognise /respond to emergency situations  act as a role model/ mentor to junior staff/students. communicate efficiently openly with colleagues Consulatnts patients and family members. adhere to IPAC compliance escalting concerns appropriately

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

## Person Specification

### skills

**Essential**

- level 1 registered and in date PIN number with NMC
- Clinical skills Phlebotomy and Cannulation desuired but willing to learn on the job
- efficient communication skills
- ability to calculate mathematical calculations to manage medication
- flexible quick thinking and responsive to sudden changes within working environment

**Desirable**

- mentor teaching qualification
- Clinical skills Phlebotomy and Cannulation desuired but willing to learn on the job
- ability to work any day during the week Monday to Friday 07.00-19.30
- willingness to take on a role of link nurse for the Unit
- IT literate with NHS portal systems

### essentila

**Essential**

- level 1 registered and in date PIN number with NMC

**Desirable**

- 6 months acute NHS hospitalexperience

### short listing

**Essential**

- level 1 registered and in date PIN number with NMC

**Desirable**

- 6 months acute NHS hospitalexperience

### Current active NMC registration

**Essential**

- level 1 registered and in date PIN number with NMC

**Desirable**

- 6 months acute NHS experience
- clinical skills of cannulation and venepuncture

## Documents

- [job description and person specification (pdf, 300.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442763)

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