Staff Nurse - T4 Acute Medical Ward
Job overview
Elevate Your Nursing Career at Royal Oldham Hospital
Are you an Adult Nurse seeking a rewarding opportunity in a thriving healthcare setting? Look no further! Join our Diabetes/Endocrine T4 Ward and become part of an impactful team dedicated to enhancing patient care in the Greater Manchester area.
As Royal Oldham Hospital plays a crucial role in the Healthier Together initiative, you'll be contributing to the evolution of healthcare services. Our hospital features a full accident and emergency department and offers a comprehensive range of acute and general surgical and medical services, alongside specialised areas such as clinical haematology and gynaecology.
T4 is a vibrant 28-bedded mixed-sex ward, where every day brings new challenges and learning opportunities. With a variety of shift patterns—including early (0730-1530), late (1230-2030), long days (0730-2030), nights (2000-0800), and twilights (1700-0100)—you can find the perfect work-life balance that suits you.
In your role, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care and contribute to the development of innovative patient pathways. If you're passionate about providing exceptional care, eager to learn, and thrive in a team environment, we want to hear from you.
Join us at Royal Oldham Hospital—apply now and be a part of reshaping healthcare in Greater Manchester.
Main duties of the job
Join us in a supportive ward environment that fosters the development of your diabetes and endocrine skills. Here, you will expand your knowledge of medical interventions while prioritizing compassionate patient care. If you're passionate about complex medical management and delivering exceptional care, this is the perfect ward for you.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly, patient-focused team dedicated to ensuring our patients receive safe and efficient care. Our ward benefits from the collaboration of all members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Key benefits include:
- n excellent preceptorship program to guide you through your transition
- A wide variety of learning and development opportunities, including in-house training
- Link Nurse roles to enhance your expertise
- Complex wound care development to expand your skills
- Opportunities for secondments or rotations in other areas
- Strong support from senior nurses to advance your career
- Flexible working options with various shift patterns available for both days and nights
- Exposure to a diverse range of medical specialties
- Embark on a rewarding nursing journey with us and make a meaningful difference in patient care
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: [...]/
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- NMC Registration
- Evidence of post graduate training
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience in caring for patients in an acute setting
- Demonstrate an interest in the specialty
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria- Good communication skills (written)
- Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Evidence of mentorship or supporting students
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met).As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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