Band 5 Staff Nurse - Ward

Are you an experienced or newly qualified nurse with an interest in general surgery? Ward 14 Good Hope Hospital is an acute 29 bedded general surgical ward, also caring for some acute medical patients. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic band 5's with the opportunity for growth and development.

We are a team of experienced and highly skilled surgical staff, making this a perfect learning environment for band 5's wanting to develop their skills or explore a new sector of nursing.

We deal with a wide range of elective and emergency patients, specialising in colorectal and lower GI, encompassing a myriad of complex nursing needs including parental nutrition, wound management and acutely unwell patients. There is a large MDT presence with both acute pain and colorectal CNS's closely involved in patient care, allowing for learning and teaching opportunities. We also have medical patients with a good medical team to facilitate care and management of these patients.

There are many opportunities for training and specialist skills days available across the UHB trust. As a teaching hospital, we have nursing and TNA's students regularly on the ward so mentoring training is encouraged. We are keen to support personal development with regular monitoring of skills and training to allow progression. We also have a educational team who will help in your transition to the ward.

• Work within the NMC standards of nursing practice.
• Complete general nursing duties, including medication rounds etc.
• Look after acute surgical patients, post operative patients, occasional medical patients.
• Facilitate the patient's care plan and liaise with the wider MDT.
• Support with the flow of patients throughout the hospital.
• Work as part of ward 14 team.

The shifts are rotational, seven days per week. You will be required to work days and nights including weekend days/nights on a rotational basis, following a Trust Induction Programme and a Ward Orientation Programme on days, plus a band 5 preceptorship programme.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.