Registered Nurse - Surgical Ward

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

Main area General Surgery, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy WHH Grade Band 5 Contract Secondment: 12 months Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Days and Nights shift pattern) Job ref 344-3911WHH-B

Site William Harvey Hospital Town Ashford Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you a Registered Nurse or a newly qualified Nurse looking for an exciting and interesting role, working with a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to delivering high quality and safe patient care? If you are looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development, we would love to hear from you!

Kings A2 is a 20 bedded acute surgical colorectal ward including patients stepping down from ITU. We specialise in VAC therapy dressings and work alongside our gastro-enterology ward widening our scope of experience.

Working alongside a unique team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, we also provide rehabilitation and support to enable the patients to leave the hospital environment.

We have a strong team, with great opportunities to develop and gain excellent experience in delivering compassionate and safe care to this complex and vulnerable group of patients.

Main duties of the job

Registered Nurse with General surgical experience.

To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Registered Nurse
• Completion of Preceptorship

Clinical skills and experience

• Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
• Delivery of evidence-based practice
• Demonstrate patient-focused approach
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
• Basic IT skills and well-developed verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to develop working relationships with others
• Time management and personal organisation skills
• Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
• Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development

Governance

• NMC Code of Conduct
• Clinical Governance
• Understanding of current issues in nursing

Personal/professional attributes

• Calm under pressure
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively. Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage conflicting and complex issues

Other requirements

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
• Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and nationally