Staff Nurse

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our acute respiratory ward at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. Ward 12 specialises in acute respiratory care including a dedicated respiratory support unit.

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.

• Candidates must demonstrate compassion and care towards their patients and be able to deliver a high standard of care.
• One must possess good communication and organisational skills.
• Liaison with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team is of vital importance to ensure a safe and seamless transition for patients
• Delivery of medications including intravenous preparations.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the service needs of our patients which includes, weekends 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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Dixon Job title: Ward Manager Email address: rebecca.dixon@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01916072012