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Registered Ward Nurse

Employer
Care UK
Location
Shepton Mallet
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Jun 2018

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Sector
Acute Care Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

Job Summary

A new opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our team at the Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre working 24 hours per week. With an excellent reputation The Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre has been delivering high quality care to NHS patients in Somerset for 12 years. The hospital has been assessed as top of the national PROMS table from patients having had knee replacements and eighth nationally for hip replacements. It was also recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in a newly published inspection report - putting the it at the very top of the regulator’s quality ratings across England. We offer a range of treatments across a number of specialities including general surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopy, gastroenterology. gynaecology, urology, ENT and ophthalmology. We also provide diagnostic imaging and pain management services.

Responsible To

Ward Manager

Key Responsibilities

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team you will deliver direct patient care, delegating and supervising care delivery of healthcare assistants. Key duties will include: • Providing high quality nursing care and support and develop team members as appropriate • Assessing and accurately maintaining clinical observations of the patient, escalating as indicated when variances occur • Taking charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff • Being responsible for maintaining accurate and confidential records

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse Level 1 • ILS (or willingness to undertake)

Additional Information

Please note that this is a part time role working 24 hours per week. Care UK has been awarded an 8 year contract, in partnership with Somerset Partnership NHS Trust, to develop and manage the health and wellbeing campus at Shepton Mallet. This is an exciting venture, one which will give an opportunity to progress innovative ways of providing healthcare in line with the NHS Five Year Forward View’s vision of bringing care closer to home. The prospect for individuals working with us in this dynamic leading-edge environment will give professional healthcare practitioners a chance to drive improvements in local healthcare provision. For more information about Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre please visit http://www.sheptonmallettreatmentcentre.nhs.uk/ Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check. At Care UK, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will have: • Relevant post registration experience • Recent experience in a surgical ward Desirable: • Clinical skills in performing ECGs, venepuncture and IV drug administration

Company

At Care UK, we treat everyone as individuals so they can live fulfilling, rewarding and happy lives and we recognise that taking the first step on the journey into care can be daunting.

We are proud to be the most awarded care home provider for the last three years, and we have more outstanding rated homes than any other provider. Independence is not about where you live, but how you live, so if you’re considering care for yourself or a loved one,  discover why we’ve been trusted to care for over 40 years.

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