Trauma and Orthopaedic Band 5 Nurse

Job Overview

The purpose of this role is to provide high quality nursing care to our elective trauma and orthopaedic patients.

Main duties of the job

• Patient Care Responsibilities
• Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for admitted, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing and discharging patient’s.
• To co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with the RUH Discharge Policy.
• To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals.
• To educate patients and their carer’s as required where a need has been identified.
• To provide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthy lifestyle.
• To complete patient documentation to Trust standard.
• To maintain a safe ward/department environment.
• To assist in establishing and monitoring protocols/care pathways.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we 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 proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK. For information regarding roles eligible for sponsorship, please refer to this link: Skilled Worker visa: Overview – GOV.UK

Person specification

NMC registered

Essential criteria

• NMC registered
• Diploma/Degree

strong communication and organisational skills

Important note on right to work

Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa\’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

• PY JD (PDF, 485.9KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Nicola Martin
Job title Senior Sister
Email address nmartin3@nhs.net
Telephone number 01225821185