Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses who are required to undertake the OSCE exam

Person specification

Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria

• RN (NMC registered)
• Current NMC registration

Desirable criteria

• Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes Eg: A&E course, ITU course, Care of the Elderly, PICU, Renal, Oncology, etc

Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria

• Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment.
• Interest in the clinical area
• Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings

Desirable criteria

• Experience of taking charge
• Experience of teaching

Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria

• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
• Competence in intravenous drug administration
• Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all of our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

With strong links to the University of Bristol and University of West of England we are the major medical research and training centre in the region, using findings to continually improve our patient care and attracting the highest calibre clinical staff from across the UK.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

IMPORTANT:

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form. Due to high volumes of applications, vacancies may be closed before the closing date.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.