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Departure Lounge Staff Nurse

Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Bournemouth
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa/pro rata
Closing date
5 Dec 2023

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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to assist in the service delivery of the Discharge Lounge.

The Discharge Lounge operates Monday-Friday 8am-8pm based at both Bournemouth ad Poole sites. Our aim is to provide a comfortable and safe environment for our patients transferring from hospital to home and to support timely flow and bed availability in UHD.

Applicants will be expected to be flexible to a developing service, have an innovative approach to meet the needs of the patients and service. Applicants should meet the essential requirements and recent experience working as a Staff Nurse and experience in discharge planning would be desirable.

Base Location: Bournemouth

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered Nurse
  • Educated to degree level or relevant experience/qualifications.


Desirable

  • Post graduate studies or a desire/willingness to attend


Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 12 months at pay band 5 within the relevant speciality
  • Good communication skills and able to work independently and on own initiative.


Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Developing policies and protocols


Techical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Computer literacy with a wide range of software's. Databases and spread sheets.
  • Experience of administration of medicines.


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bournemouth

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

153-ME02149-A

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