Registered Nurse - Acute Medical Unit FGH

Job overview

Do you want to deliver outstanding care and be part of a forward thinking, inspirational, innovative team and to join us on our continuing journey towards excellence? An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Acute Medical Unit at Furness General Hospital for a Registered Nurse.

The AMU is a 20 bedded inpatient unit providing care for all types of medical patients. This unit admits a range of patients who require assessment of a wide spectrum of acute medical problems which may require admission to hospital. Staff work closely with the Ambulatory Care Unit and the Emergency Department.

The units multi-disciplinary team are a group of dedicated, compassionate and professional individuals who are committed to the delivery of safe, high quality care. We are looking for like-minded, hard-working individuals to join our team, and help to make a difference for our patients.

We can offer you a supportive environment in which to practice. Training and support will be given to you as you develop within this post. We can enable you to focus on developing clear clinical skills in a acute environment which will ensure effective patient care.

If successful you will be working a range of shifts including days, nights and weekends. This can be discussed at interview. This position is for a fixed term of 12 months. If you would like further details please contact the unit.  This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in an acute care setting.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic qualified nurses to join our team. We support lifelong learning and development and are committed to the continuing development of our trained nurses.

You should have good interpersonal skills, strong leadership, innovative ideas and a positive approach to change management. If you are a highly motivated & enthusiastic, dedicated to improving clinical practice and committed to personal and staff development, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/