Staff Nurse

Job overview

Are you a registered nurse or a newly qualified nurse?

Come and join our friendly lively team in Wimborne Hospital, Hanham Ward for the opportunity to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and make a real difference in your patients lives and abilities.

The hospital has different departments with different patient groups, including Minor Injuries, Outpatients, Radiology Imaging and Day Surgery. This role is based on Hanham Ward, which is a 21 bedded nurse led unit,  with patient needs ranging from post-fracture rehabilitation, medical diagnoses and treatments through to palliative care, supported by local doctor 3 days per week and our ANP 5 days a week.

Our ward team has members from a variety of backgrounds and with varied interests and specialities, we support students and newly qualified nurses to achieve their potential and we are an inclusive active team with days out and a lively team chat group. The team working on Hanham Ward are amongst the kindest and most caring people in the NHS today.

We would welcome applications from newly qualified  nurses and we provide a very comprehensive and fully supported Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals.

We encourage you to make contact with the ward manager to discuss the role in more detail and attend for an informal visit to see the beautiful cottage hospital as well as the team and ward.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have:

A caring attitude and a willingness to make a difference

A desire to see elderly and vulnerable people treated with care and respect

Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty

A good sense of humour

Good team work skills

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.  Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

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