Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Adult Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-360AA-24
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Older Person Assessment Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Acute Adult Division – Acute Adult care - MAU and OPAU
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Adult Registered Nurse to join our friendly team on MAU and OPAU (Ward D1 and D2 ) as a staff nurse. We are a 24 and 22 bedded acute assessment unit specialising in acute medicine, frailty and emergency admissions. It’s a great and interesting time to join our fast paced, thriving team.
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who wishes to contribute to our vision of providing compassionate nursing care. We are seeking to recruit nurses who can make a difference with their dedication, expertise, compassion and inspiring leadership skills.
We are a proud team who are able to provide you with experience and skills which will help to enhance your future career opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work shift patterns but we are happy to discuss this with you, and also have a conversation about part-time working if that suits your personal circumstances. We have a separate process for newly qualified nurse recruitment and are seeking applications from nurses who have sufficient post-registration working experience.
We are absolutely committed to your development and will create a dedicated personal development plan for you to make sure your career aspirations and training requirements are fully supported.
Working for our organisation
The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services. It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care. Our teams are fully multi-disciplinary and you can always expect a warm, friendly, and welcoming working environment.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to give us a call if you would like to find out more.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Willingness to expand clinical role
- Awareness of changes within Nursing Practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post registration experience in an acute hospital setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to prioritise/cope with pressure
- Able to obtain and evaluate information to aid decision making
Desirable criteria
- Able to use technology to find and appraise evidence
- IV Cannulation/Venepuncture
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Hudson
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390208
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