University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Durlston Ward

The closing date is 26 August 2025

Job summary

Do you take enormous pride in delivering safe, compassionate care, resulting in a high-quality patient experience?

Do you want to make a difference to patient care?

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional, enthusiastic, positive nurse who takes pride in their work to create a vision and collaboratively work with the multi-disciplinary team to promote and build and maintain independence for our patients. Durlston ward is currently a Medical Ward managed by the endocrine consultants and has a secondment opportunity for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Poole

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

We are looking for committed and dynamic nurses with excellent communication skills and above all a real desire and passion to work with people, getting it right for patients and their families.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate willingness and capability to work flexibly with a commitment to excellent team working that is absolutely essential during potentially stressful and challenging situations.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

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

This means that some 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 about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-ME04893

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - Durlston Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse

Technical Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
  • Competent in non-IV and IV medication administration.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
  • Able to integrate and work within the MDT

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
  • Experience of working in the NHS hospital setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse

Technical Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
  • Competent in non-IV and IV medication administration.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
  • Able to integrate and work within the MDT

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of caring for patients with acute and long term conditions
  • Experience of working in the NHS hospital setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - Durlston Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - Durlston Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Leader

David North

david.north@uhd.nhs.uk

03000198498

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-ME04893

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - Durlston Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB


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