Staff Nurse

We are looking for a vibrant and enthusiastic individual to join the team and complement our Elderly rehab ward.

Ward 2 is an established Rehab ward situated in Blyth Community Hospital.

The Unit consists of 26 in-patient beds. It will provide evidence based multi-disciplinary care Elderly patients . This includes rapid diagnostic facilities, treatment and a multi-disciplinary approach including provision of comprehensive medical assessment.

Most patients are admitted from acute sites and the aim of the Unit is to help patients on their journey to recover to the point that they can either be transferred for ongoing care, return to their own home or to further care in the community.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

We would like the post holder to be an excellent communicator, reliable, honest and work to a high standard of care. Experience in Acute medicine is desirable but not necessary as full training and support will be given to the successful candidate. This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable clinical experience and knowledge within emergency care setting and acute care.

Shifts include rotation between Day and Night Shifts

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Stephanie Gregory

Job title:

Ward Manager Email address:
Stephanie.gregory2@n Telephone number: