Staff Nurse

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Staff Nurse
Job Reference: 085-WHC-20519
Employer: Department: 085 Warminster Hospital Longleat Ward - WHC3005 Location: Warminster Salary: £24,907 to £30,615 pa
Wiltshire Health and Care provides adult community based services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives.
There has never been a better time to join us. We have received an overall ’Good’ rating from the CQC, with the majority of our services deemed outstanding. We are always keen to review the way we work, making the best use of resources and up to date technology to deliver improved services for our patients and a good working experience for our staff.
Our values and behaviours were developed by our staff and are important to us.
Historic Wiltshire with its rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools really does have something for everyone. What are you waiting for?
Staff Nurse - Band 5
Warminster Community Hospital - Longleat Ward
37.5 Hours per Week - Permanent
Wiltshire Health and Care are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our friendly team on Longleat Ward at Warminster Community Hospital.

Benefits

With this in mind, we offer a range of staff benefits including

We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource and are proud of the excellent levels of service our organisation provides to our service users through our dedicated and conscientious workforce.

Excellent annual leave entitlement Access to the NHS Pension Scheme Free parking on most of our sites NHS discounts and salary sacrifice schemes via our Employee Benefit Portal ’Vivup’ Training and development pathways Flexible working opportunities
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a compassionate and caring approach to their care delivery, working with patients who have undergone surgery or been medically unwell to support their rehabilitation. They should also have a genuine interest in nursing older people who may need encouragement to meet their full potential in order to return to their own homes.
The post offers an opportunity to gain experience in wound care, management of multiple medical co-morbidities and complex discharge planning and would be suitable for an experienced or newly qualified nurse looking to be part of a small team of enthusiastic and committed staff.
Informal visits to the hospital are very much encouraged. Please contact the ward on 01985 224707 for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications have been received. We aim to contact all applicants within four weeks, but if you do not hear from us, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
All new starters with Wiltshire Health and Care are subject to a six month probationary period, which runs alongside the induction process to help create a positive and supportive working environment which allows new staff to learn the key elements of the role.
Wiltshire Health and Care are supportive of flexibility and are open to discussions regarding flexible working for our roles. We will endeavour to meet the flexibility needs of individuals however we must always ensure delivery of our services to our patients and communities is not impacted.
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.
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