Staff Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care

Job overview

Exciting opportunities are being developed to work within Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at Dorset County Hospital.

We would like to invite Registered Nurses who are keen to support medical and surgical emergency same day care to avoid admission to hospital for patients.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic Registered Nurses who are organised and can use their own initiative whilst being flexible to frequently changing situations, to work alongside the Advanced Clinical Practitioners in SDEC where you will be supporting the Acute Physicians and Surgical Consultants in admission avoidance of emergency medical and surgical admissions.

The post requires excellent communication skills, with a range of health professionals in relation to patient admission and discharge, to support the working of the team with internal and external agencies, fellow professionals and to support safe and effective patient discharges from hospital and assistance with patient flow by avoiding hospital admission.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.