Staff Nurse

An opportunity has opened for a enthusiastic, motivated, caring and compassionate registered nurse to join our team on the New Medical SDEC unit at Royal Stoke. The unit will be developed from AMRAU and AEC merging together.

Medical SDEC will consist of trolley bays, side rooms and an ambulatory area.

Our new starters are supported by our exceptional practice education and senior team. We aim to provide staff of all grades with the essential knowledge and skills required in our busy, friendly department and we will offer a rotation on a shift by shift basis into all areas of the unit. New starters will be given a period of supernumerary time with a well organised local induction., In this post you will be responsible for the initial assessment of patients, and providing an effective care pathway. We are committed to developing a culture in line with our values that improves quality and enhances the patient experience, and you will play a vital part in developing new ways of working to achieve this goal.

Candidates will be a first level registered nurse. You must be flexible to the demands of the service and be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication skills are essential for this post.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

This post is for full time hours, both 37.5 hours and 36 hours, which include a shift pattern of 12 hour shifts over 7 days including weekends and public holidays.