Registered Nurse - OSU - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a RN to join our elective Orthopaedic Unit in St Woolos Hospital, Newport. The post provides a diverse range of care within planned elective Orthopaedic Surgery.

Caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated and highly skilled. These are just a few words that describe the Nurses that work within our Health Board.

Are you interested in developing your nursing skills and have a desire to care for Trauma and Orthopaedic patients at St Woolos Hospital?

We offer all staff a supernumerary period and an opportunity to develop skills within this specific surgical field, as well as a 3 year development programme, called the Journey of excellence and clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job

T&O has established and well organised wards with excellent performance in multi-disciplinary working and discharge rates.

Candidates are required to be flexible and reliable in their approach to work. In return the directorate will demonstrate a commitment to both personnel and professional development to the successful candidate.

If you are an enthusiastic and motivated nurse who is keen to pursue a career within Trauma and Orthopaedic nursing then you are just the person we are looking for. Candidates are required to be flexible and reliable in their approach to work.

In return we will demonstrate a commitment to both personal and professional development to the successful candidate.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.