Staff Nurse - MIU

Job summary

Are you a Band 5 Staff Nurse looking for a challenge in a new exciting role within our Minor Injuries Unit at Bridgwater, Minehead and Chard.

We are seeking to appoint a community urgent care staff nurse to support our Emergency Nurse Practitioners in our busy MIUs. If you would like to expand or learn new skills enjoy variety and caring for patients of all ages and acuity including trauma and illness this will be the post for you.

As a dynamic team with a broad scope of advanced practice including both injury and illness, we embrace variety and the challenge of learning something new every day.

Main duties of the job

No two days are the same!

The role involves initial assessment , wound care, assessment, and closure , plastering, administrating medication under PGD, and assisting the Nurse Practitioners in their role.

We have a supportive senior nursing and management team who actively encourage innovation and education in order to achieve the highest standards of care and have a comprehensive CPD program, so please be assured you will be well supported in this role

Please note - the advertised posts are based across west Somerset therefore you must be able to drive . If you seek any clarification please contact us on 01643 701712

About us

Why chose us?

Kindness, Respect, Teamwork

Everyone, Every day

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust runs acute hospital services, community services, mental health and learning disability services and a quarter of Somerset's GP practices. It runs services from two acute hospitals - Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Yeovil Hospital in Yeovil - services in the community and services from the 13 community hospitals in the county, a range of mental health and learning disability services and Symphony Healthcare Services runs a quarter of GP practices in the county.

Within our trust we are privileged to work with over 12,500 colleagues who deliver or support our patient services. From therapists to nurses, doctors, researchers, scientists, porters, cleaners, kitchen staff, accountants, those who teach, and the receptionists who welcome our patients, the contribution of all of our colleagues is invaluable.

And its these colleagues who care and support a population of 561,000 across Somerset. We believe that the broad range of services that we offer within one organisation put us in a better position to provide mental and physical health services for our population, helping people to enjoy healthier lives with improved equitable access to the specialist care and treatment they need, when they need it.