Registered Nurse

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More detail about the role

Band 5 Registered Nurse positions at Exmouth Community Hospital where we work as a Multi-Disciplinary Team supporting patients with a rehabilitation ethos and to support relatives and carers. Registered Nurses will gain the skills to provide Intravenous medications, venepuncture and cannulation if you do not already have these skills. The Community Hospitals also mentors Plymouth and Exeter Universities with their Student Nurse Training.

There are full and part time hours available. We work short, long days and Nights.

Working Pattern: 07:30-20:00, 19:30-08:00, 07:30-15:30 and 12:00-20:00 hours.

Interview Date: 5th November 2022

For further information please contact: Donna Robson 07801597608 or 01404 540548

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Role Summary

Do you have an active interest in excellent quality patient care and wish to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team? If so, Exmouth Community Hospital may have the job for you. You would be part of a friendly and supportive team who specialise in rehabilitation of the elderly in a bed-based unit. We currently have vacancies for Registered Nurse Band 5 and looking for someone who is keen to deliver high quality patient centred care and committed to ensuring the best patient journey and outcomes for individuals, we are working together to provide the right environment to support people using strength-based approach.

The successful applicant will work within our supportive ward-based team, which is also part of the wider Health and Social care interdisciplinary team. We aim to facilitate appropriate and timely discharge for our patients to return home. This opportunity promotes autonomy and opportunity to link very closely with the local and wider community teams’ including voluntary organisations to complete the pathway of rehabilitation at the right time and in the right environment for the patient.

You will be supported with regular clinical supervision and appraisals and provided with opportunities for your ongoing professional development.

About the Role

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.