Job summary
Newcastle's RVI is home to the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre, which means our trauma experts from both wards receive patients with serious, often life-threatening injuries from all over the North East and North Cumbria.
Our Trauma inpatient wards comprise of:
Ward 22 - Orthopaedic Trauma Ward - which has 33 inpatient beds comprising of a 13-bedded Neck of Femur unit, which is part of best practice, and 20 acute Orthopaedic beds.
Ward 23 - Major Trauma Ward - is a multi-specialty ward with 21 acute major trauma beds and a specially designated 10 bedded major trauma rehabilitation unit.
- Interview Date: 23 August 2022
- Various Hours/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Main duties of the job
Our patients are admitted either directly via the Emergency Department or following a period of intensive treatment in critical care.
We approach our work with the ethos that patients remain at the heart of everything we do, in line with the trust's Vision and Values and we are looking for self-motivated, confident nurses with a natural aptitude for empathy and attentiveness, who can demonstrate a sensitive yet self-assured approach with patients who are often very scared and uncertain about their recovery and future.
Nurses who thrive on both our wards have a natural aptitude for connecting with patients, to gain their trust quickly and be sensitive to their needs whilst managing often complex wound dressings, plaster casts and surgical drains. Attention to detail is also vital when observing changes in a patient's vitals, and especially when administering specialist pain relief.
Our patients are from multiple specialties. As such, this role would suit nurses who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of clinical specialties on both inpatient wards, many of which would be transferrable to the critical care or emergency care environments should you wish to pursue a career in those areas in the future.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is extremely important to us, to ensure our staff can liberate their potential. There are several relevant courses which we encourage and support staff to complete to develop skills and competencies. Working for us means you will:
- receive a priority place on the bespoke 2-day Major Trauma Course and be educated to Level 1 in Trauma then guided through a competency pack
- Have a named preceptor who will work through the Trust preceptorship pack and you will have access to the Trusts core preceptorship study days.
- receive a welcome pack giving specific information on the ward and learning opportunities available
- care for patients for their entire hospital journey; from the acute stage of complex injury, through rehabilitation, to discharge
- Learn about numerous specialties and care for complex patients who may have had multiple operations, been transferred from critical care or have challenging background conditions.
- learning complex wound care,
There are also many development opportunities for promotion whether that be in ward management, specialist nursing or nurse practitioner roles, and many avenues for progression due to the number of specialties we look after.
This role would suit an experienced nurse, but motivated newly qualified nurses can also be supported to excel in this ward.
The dramatic recovery our nurses get to witness and the healing they play a huge role in cannot be matched. If this sounds like a role, you would relish and would like more information or arrange an informal visit then please contact Senior Sister Emma Wenn, for Ward 22 on:
Telephone: 0191 282 6022
Please contact Senior Sister Ailsa Thomas, for Ward 23 on:
Telephone: 0191 2826023
Job description
Job responsibilities
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is extremely important to us, to ensure our staff can liberate their potential. There are several relevant courses which we encourage and support staff to complete to develop skills and competencies. Working for us means you will:
- receive a priority place on the bespoke 2-day Major Trauma Course and be educated to Level 1 in Trauma then guided through a competency pack
- Have a named preceptor who will work through the Trust preceptorship pack and you will have access to the Trusts core preceptorship study days.
- receive a welcome pack giving specific information on the ward and learning opportunities available
- care for patients for their entire hospital journey; from the acute stage of complex injury, through rehabilitation, to discharge
- Learn about numerous specialties and care for complex patients who may have had multiple operations, been transferred from critical care or have challenging background conditions.
- learning complex wound care,
There are also many development opportunities for promotion whether that be in ward management, specialist nursing or nurse practitioner roles, and many avenues for progression due to the number of specialties we look after.
This role would suit an experienced nurse, but motivated newly qualified nurses can also be supported to excel in this ward.
The dramatic recovery our nurses get to witness and the healing they play a huge role in cannot be matched. If this sounds like a role, you would relish and would like more information or arrange an informal visit then please contact Senior Sister Emma Wenn, for Ward 22 on:
Telephone: 0191 282 6022
Please contact Senior Sister Ailsa Thomas, for Ward 23 on:
Telephone: 0191 2826023
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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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
