Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse or a newly qualified Nurse looking for an exciting and interesting role, working with a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to delivering high quality and safe patient care? If you are looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development, we would love to hear from you!
Kings D is 44 bedded ward, Trauma & Orthopaedics (Surgery & Anaesthetics), mainly trauma, but also have Tracheostomy, medical, surgical, we will also be getting gynae patients, multi-cultural team of experienced, committed nursing staff. We have been awarded Gold for the ACER Programme recognising our person centred care, excellent learning environment and dedicated support of each other.
Main duties of the job
Registered Nurse with General surgery / Trauma and Orthopedic skills
To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
Clinical skills and experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a hospital environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Patient focused approach
- Well-developed verbal & written communication skills
Governance
Essential
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Clinical Governance Risk Management
Desirable
- Understanding of current issues in nursing
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
- Ability to work well within a team
- Flexible and adaptable
- Willing and able to support health care support workers
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
Clinical skills and experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a hospital environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Patient focused approach
- Well-developed verbal & written communication skills
Governance
Essential
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Clinical Governance Risk Management
Desirable
- Understanding of current issues in nursing
Personal/professional attributes
Essential
- Ability to work well within a team
- Flexible and adaptable
- Willing and able to support health care support workers
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
