Staff Nurse - Charlotte Ward

Job summary

Charlotte Ward are seeking a motivated and hardworking staff nurse to join our friendly and supportive team. Our 22 bedded ward specialises in gynaecology and female general surgery. The varied work and fast turnover of beds provides great opportunity to gain nursing experience and new skills.

We are a hard-working team providing high standards of care. We will ensure that your professional well-being is our priority, and we pride ourselves in providing teaching and training in order to maintain our competent nursing team. If you are passionate about the care you give to patients and enjoy a varied and fast paced day, please apply to join our team.

Main duties of the job

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

• The assessment of care and health education needs;
• The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient

To gain experience and skills in:

• Clinical practice
• Facilitation and teaching
• Management (as appropriate

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication.

To participate in Clinical Supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.