Staff Nurse - Crewkerne Community Hospital

Job summary

The Ward at Crewkerne Community Hospital is a 20 bedded unit focussing on delivering rehabilitation to adults and providing dignified end of life care. We work closely with our multidisciplinary team and our local community to ensure the care given to our patients is timely, evidence based and compassionate.

We are committed to delivering the safest possible patient care and the best possible experience for patients. We are looking for compassionate, enthusiastic and caring nurses, who are reliable and flexible, to join our team working at our community hospital in Crewkerne. If you enjoy a challenge and are passionate about nursing, this is the role for you.

We welcome applications from all aspects of society, however we particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities, LGBT+ community and younger people who are under-represented in Somerset.

Main duties of the job

You will provide high quality patient care and participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group.

You will demonstrate Trust values whilst deliver safe and compassionate person centred care, treating patients, service users and their family with consideration and respect.

You will provide relevant forms of care with minimal supervision and participate in the supervision, teaching and assessment of junior staff and students.

You will be required to work flexibly and in other areas of the Trust to meet service needs.

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.

You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.

We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.

Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!