Job overview
“Hello, my name is Julie Dawes, and I am the Chief Nurse at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. If you want to join a forward thinking and high achieving organisation with the ambition to deliver outstanding care to every patient, and one which listens to and really cares for its staff; then I invite you to apply for one of these posts.”
The Registered Nurse plays a pivotal role within our multidisciplinary team, driving high‑quality, person‑centred care every day. You’ll deliver a broad range of delegated clinical duties, actively monitor patient observations, and confidently recognise and escalate changes in patients’ clinical conditions. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you’ll provide essential hands‑on support with personal care, helping patients maintain dignity, comfort, and independence. This is a role where your clinical expertise, compassion, and teamwork truly make a difference.
We have opportunities across a number of areas and are particularly interested in Nurses with experience in Critical Care, Unscheduled Care and Theatres as we have vacancies in these areas amongst others.
If you are a Newly Qualified Nurse, please see our NQN specific advert.
Main duties of the job
Adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct you will delivery evidence based compassionate care. Evaluating the clinical care of patients and escalating issues and concerns accordingly and appropriately.
Working within a team utilising effective communication skills and co-ordinating the best care with the wider MDT adhering to our Trust values.
As a Trust we are passionate about ensuring Continual Professional Development for all our staff and celebrating areas of really good practise within our teams.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you have applied for a similar RN post within the past six months and were not shortlisted, we ask that you do not submit a new application at this time. This approach enables us to manage high volumes of applications effectively while ensuring fair consideration for all candidates.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Student Nurse awaiting NMC PIN/registration
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
2. Experience during placements and in clinical setting
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
3. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written