Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)NHS

Job summary

Band 5 Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

Are you an outstanding registered nurse who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting and rewarding clinical area?

Do you like that no two days are ever the same?

Do you have a passion for trauma, spinal injury, head injury and poly trauma patients?

If yes, the Trauma Unit is for you!

We offer great opportunities to develop your career. We hold weekly ward teaching sessions alongside consultant-led teaching. We have an advanced trauma nurse team who hold regular teaching on traction and spinal injuries, bi-yearly trauma specific SDs.

We also offer further development by offering level 6 & 7 courses linked to the local universities. There is a preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses, supported by the trust.

We also have opportunities for link roles if you have a passion in a certain area of nursing and can offer training in that area to improve your role.

Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an NHS acute clinical setting is required.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for a staff nurse to join our friendly, professional, successful and outstanding team.

The Trauma Unit cares for patients during an unplanned admission.

We provide pre & postoperative care, early rehabilitation alongside conservative treatments for our patients.

The trauma team works closely with the dedicated fractured neck of femur unit, collaborating across specialities including ortho-geriatricians, medical and surgical teams.

We ensure that all of our staff are supported in the working environment by always having a band 6 SSN on duty during the day, and during some night shifts.

We have a supervisory band 7 Sister and an active practice education team who can work alongside staff as required.

We offer a two week supernumerary induction programme on the ward to help new staff settle into our team.

Job description

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced-based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.

Deliver care without direct supervision and be accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.

Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others.

Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the job role.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.