University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Lulworth Ward

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North East England
Temporary
Registered Nurse/RN
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year

Posted 9 day(s) ago

Reference: 2362423


Job summary

Do you take enormous pride in delivering safe, compassionate care, resulting in a high-quality patient experience?

Do you want to make a difference to patient care?

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional, enthusiastic, positive nurse who takes pride in their work to create a vision and collaboratively work with the multi-disciplinary team to promote and build and maintain independence for our patients. Lulworth ward is a complex care medical ward managed by advanced nurse practitioners and has a secondment opportunity for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 7th October 26

Main duties of the job

We are looking for committed and dynamic nurses with excellent communication skills and above all a real desire and passion to work with people, getting it right for patients and their families.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate willingness and capability to work flexibly with a commitment to excellent team working that is absolutely essential during potentially stressful and challenging situations.

About us

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust's Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Details
Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-ME06339-A

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - Lulworth Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • NMC Registered Nurse
Technical Skills
Essential
  • Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
  • Competent in non-IV and IV medication administration.
Personal Attributes
Essential
  • Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
  • Able to integrate and work within the MDT
Experience
Essential
  • Experience of caring for patients
  • Experience of working in the NHS hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
  • Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • NMC Registered Nurse
Technical Skills
Essential
  • Demonstrable ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
  • Competent in non-IV and IV medication administration.
Personal Attributes
Essential
  • Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative
  • Able to integrate and work within the MDT
Experience
Essential
  • Experience of caring for patients
  • Experience of working in the NHS hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
  • Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - Lulworth Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - Lulworth Ward

Dorset

BH15 2JB

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)