The closing date is 04 July 2025
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to apply for a staff nurse post band 5 to join our already well established team within Digestive Diseases.
Ward B4/DCU surgical elective is a unit designed to facilitate surgical admissions for a planned procedure in a secure environment.
The post holder should possess excellent knowledge in the field pf pre and post operative care in surgical nursing. Experience essential.
Communications skills are essential to the post.
The successful candidate will work closely with the departmental manager, ward sisters and staff nurses within the team.
As registered and accountable nurse, you will always act in the best interest of the patients and take responsibility for own actions and decisions. You must open, transparent and trustworthy.
You will be responsible for planning and delivering, compassionate care and evaluating the effectiveness
Main duties of the job
Our workforce is an elective Surgical Unit compromising of the following specialities
- Breast Surgery
- Urology
- Dental
- Gynaecology
- Pain management
- vascular
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Current NMC registration
knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- An understanding of the pre op process
- Demonstrate evidence of personal development
Desirable
- An understanding of the interpretation of blood results
- Audit skills
Role specific
Essential
- Able to undertake Venepuncture
- Confident in dealing with difficult or sensitive situations
Desirable
- ECG interpretation skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
