Band 5 Staff Nurse - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Do you have the desire to work with a supportive team offering you career development and support to gain clinical skills, experience and leadership whilst caring for patients who have experienced orthopaedic injuries?

Our vision is patients should be as happy and healthy as possible, living self-sufficient, independent lives, able to have choice and control over what they do and what happens for them.

We are looking for highly motivated, flexible, forward thinking and committed registered Nurses who have a passion for delivering the best patient care. In return we will offer you the opportunity to develop your skills; we will provide support and guidance and the opportunities to undertake post registration training and development.

You will gain good knowledge and expertise in the care management of patients who have suffered fractures and who will require surgery. We encourage staff to participate in development and educational opportunities including attending conferences and postgraduate training where able. If you have a passion to become a champion in any area, then we will encourage this and support your educational needs.

Newly qualified or experienced nurses are all welcome, as bespoke training will be fully supported by our team and Clinical Educators in orthopaedic care delivery.

The post is a rotational shift, working both nights and days. If this is you, then your application is welcomed., Carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality current evidence based care underpins all actions and interactions with patients

Be responsible for completing/ undertaking relevant nursing/ clinical procedures and practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience

Use up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice. The individual must make person centred, evidence based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process to ensure high quality care

Act as advocate for patients within the areas, to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care

Ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a positive patient experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity

Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures and health care associated infection prevention.

Recognise and act to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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