Staff Nurse

The Acute Medical Unit is looking to recruit exceptional nurses who enjoy a fast pace, quick turnover nursing care whilst providing quality patient-centered care.

AMU is a 49 bedded unit where we work closely with the multi-disciplinary team. You will be providing care to acute medical patients in the first phase of illness.

We are looking for band 5 staff nurses who are hardworking, motivated and committed to the delivery of high-quality care to our patients. This is an exciting time to be joining acute medicine and with the support of our dedicated Practice Education team a great place to grow in your career.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and a leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

We also provide numerous initiatives to help support the health and well‑being of our staff.

We can offer you a supportive bespoke programme designed to meet the needs of your own professional development, this includes supernumerary period with a dedicated preceptor, close involvement with our practice education nurse who will work with you to achieve further nursing skills, attendance at the bespoke Peceptorship programme and a variety of initiatives on the unit to support your well being.

These include a dedicated staff room, access to lockers for the duration of your shift and a 'wobble' room for staff to visit if they are feeling overwhelmed and need some peace and quiet. We also provide a yearly study day to ensure you are kept up to date and options available for funding for further studies.

We have part time hours available and flexible working can also be discussed but you must be able to work a variety of days, nights and weekends.

• Co‑ordinate and provide skilled nursing care (without direct supervision) to patients, in accordance with responsibilities under the NMC Code of Conduct. To contribute to the continued development of nursing staff, including the supervision of junior nurses and support staff.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, internal and external to the organisation, to facilitate holistic seamless care delivery for all Trust patients.
• Manage a designated bay of patients where you assess, plan, implement and evaluate their care needs before either discharging them or transferring them to one of our base wards for further treatment and to ensure a continued patient flow through the trust.

• NMC RN registration

• If newly registered has had experience within an acute care setting (as a nursing student or within first year as new entrant to the profession)
• Ability to work well in a team
• Desire for knowledge and awareness of own limitations
• Ability to work safely under pressure and prioritise workload

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.

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum