Staff Nurse Ward 3 - Maternity Cover
The closing date is 17 March 2026.
Ward 3 has an exciting new opportunity for a part-time Band 5 Registered Nurse.
Do you take enormous pride in delivering safe, compassionate care, resulting in a high quality patient experience? Do you have a passion to work within Medicine and promote high standards of care delivery? Do you want to make a difference to patient care?
If yes, we want you to join our friendly, committed and dynamic team on Ward 3.
Our aim is for our Ward to be a centre of excellence. There is ongoing investment to ensure our staff have the right skills, values and expertise to provide high quality specialist care for our patients.
Ward 3 is a mixed sex general medical ward with a focus on Respiratory and General Medicine. We deal with complex and acute medical conditions so no two days are the same. We adopt a rehabilitation approach working closely with our therapy teams which helps to promote and maintain mobility and independence for our patients.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, happy, professional individual who takes pride in their work, committed to the team’s vision with strong leadership qualities, a strong understanding of Trust Values and passionate about strengthening an existing team.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration. Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 25th March 2026
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
* Knowledge of the conditions relevant to the speciality
* Awareness of role in relation to patient experience, quality and safety agenda's that support Governance Frameworks
* Demonstrable ability in management of vital signs monitoring and escalation of the deteriorating patient
* Non‑IV and IV medication administration
* Venepuncture and cannulation
* ECG recording
Qualification
* NMC Registered Nurse
* Advanced Diploma/Degree in Adult Health Nursing Studies
* Teaching Qualification
* Post registration courses related to the specialty
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.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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