Staff Nurse Ward 16 & Orthopaedic Centre

Job summary

We have vacancies within the Elective Orthopaedic Ward and the Orthopaedic Clinic. We would welcome interest from experienced or newly qualified registered nurses who have an interest in Trauma and surgical Orthopaedic procedures and that would like to be part of the patients journey. Both areas have experienced teams that will help to induct you into the areas. We are looking for staff that are enthusiastic and willing to learn, who work well within multidisciplinary teams (physios, OTs, medical personnel, students e.t.c.) and will put patients first.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include the Basic requirements of a registered surgical nurse. This includes, admitting and discharging patients, administering medications, performing wound care, providing patient education. There is scope to develop and progress and support will be given provide additional training.

In a clinic setting your duties will include wound care, managing clinics, co ordinating duties when training has been completed, liaising between different departments across the Trust. You will require good communication and initiating skills which will develop with experience.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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