Staff Nurse

We are looking for a Staff Nurse who wishes to develop their clinical skills within our busy Rheumatology Specialist Service with an interest in bone health., The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly., To provide high quality nursing care and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group. Administering infusions and other specialist rheumatology medication.
To deliver compassionate person-centered care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
To provide relevant forms of care with minimal supervision and participate in the supervision and teaching and assessment of unregistered or junior staff and students.
To play an active part in the continuing development of the ward or department and contribute to the maintenance of an environment conducive to the delivery of high standards of patient care, by promoting good communication and relationships between staff, patients, relatives and visitors., Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a specialty that is rapidly expanding, and that requires enthusiastic and motivated people so we can fully support our service requirements.
Ideally you will have some experience working within a medical / surgical setting and be proactive towards developing your rheumatology skills.
You will receive full support from our Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialists and Bone Health Team.
Our wish is for you to join our team and to embrace this opportunity to provide individualised care for Rheumatology patients within a very busy department.

The Rheumatology Department at The Royal Wolverhampton Trust is now the largest Rheumatology Service in the West Midlands providing a wide range services in Wolverhampton, Cannock, and Walsall. The service supports two-day units; one on the Wolverhampton site and the other on the Cannock site. The units will have the capacity for 22-day case spaces, 6 of which are used to support research and development within the unit.
The department has close links with a dedicated Rheumatology R&D team. In addition, the service also provides a musculoskeletal ultrasound service on the Cannock Chase Hospital site. The service also works in partnership with other neighboring Trusts to provide rheumatology clinics in Bridgnorth.