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Location
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
02 Mar 2026
Contract Type
1 year (Fixed term contract to backfill maternity leave with a view to becoming permanent)
Posted Date
16 Feb 2026

Job overview

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse looking for your next challenge?

This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with an expansion of Critical Care services across our site is now underway, including the building of a new 30 bedded critical care unit which will provide care in specialities such as trauma, surgical (including major vascular and maxillo-facial), medical, paediatrics and cardiology.

We are seeking nurses with a passion for providing excellent patient care with a particular interest in critical care to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team.

You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a bespoke in-house critical care training programme and rotational opportunities to research and other high care areas.

This role offers the successful candidate an incredible opportunity for career development and a chance to make a positive impact on the lives of our patients, their families and on the wider service we provide.

Acute care experience is desirable as well as a goal of providing excellent nursing care, with an enthusiasm to learn being essential. We work 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital BEACH Building

Interview Date: 9th March 2026

Main duties of the job

Please note this role requires NMC Registration  if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted .

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Additional contact details

Telephone  0300 019 5423/5660  and ask to speak to Matron / Sister or Charge Nurse.

Planned informal visits are encouraged.

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.