Staff Nurse

Job summary

Are you looking to be part of a dynamic organisation, with an overall aim to deliver outstanding patient care? Do you have excellent clinical skills and a desire to further develop your knowledge and skill base.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within surgical services, across all of our speciality inpatient wards for full and part time staff nurses to come and join our busy and interesting department

Our busy surgical ward specialise in Colo-Rectal surgery, but we do also have urology and ENT. There are 8 level 1 beds within this area, making it an excellent opportunity to develop your surgical skills

We offer a supernumary induction period where you will receive comprehensive support from the ward teams and where you will also be supported by our dedicated PDN team. The Trust also offer a preceptorship programme which you will be supported to complete.

Main duties of the job

• Medication administration
• Observations
• Thorough documentation
• Pre/post-operative care
• Advocating for patients
• Providing holistic care
• Promoting good nutrition and hydration
• Providing personal care

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.