Job overview

Acute Medicine Nurses

Would you like to join a forward thinking and innovative Division that has plenty of career opportunities ?

Why not enhance your career, here at UHBW. Come and join us to find out what it is like working in an ‘outstanding’ rated twice organisation, as we continue to build our caring and compassionate workforce. If variety and career progression is what you are after then the Division of Medicine is the place to be. We are the largest clinical bed base within the Trust and offer a wide range of medical specialisms.

If you are a Band 5 Registered Nurses who is passionate about delivering high quality care to your patients, in a well-supported environment, this is your opportunity to join us on our journey with our talented and passionate teams.

As every day is an ‘Open day’ we welcome and encourage informal visits to have a look around.  If you are unsure about coming to a large teaching hospital we guarantee strong leadership, career progression and support in all our clinical areas. We offer ‘taster’ sessions i.e. shadowing a Registered Nurse for a shift and enable “returning to acute / hospital care” and will aim to have you being in charge of a shift by 6 months!

Main duties of the job

Currently, we have opportunities in the following departments:

 Acute clinical settings:

• Assessment units - Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU) / Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
• Short Stay Medical Ward
• Acute Older adult wards
• Acute Respiratory

 In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits:

• Working in a diverse and innovative clinical division
• We recognise the importance of enhanced number of RN ratio to provide quality care to our patients.
• Flexible working
• Opportunities to enhance your skillset through on-going support/ training and development
• Preceptorship for newly qualified nurses
• Career progression
• Minimum of 262.5 hours holiday per annum (increasing with length of service)
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.