Job summary
- Main area
- Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-ES89
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heatherwood Hospital
- Town
- Ascot
- Salary
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Orthopaedic Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Elective Orthopaedics is recruiting! Working with us at Heatherwood Hospital, which is GIRFT accredited on Treetops will give you the chance to deliver care you can be proud of! We work closely as a Multi-disciplinary Team and working alongside orthopaedic surgeons. Our team consists of ward-based nurses, healthcare assistants, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapist and Arthroplasty nurse practitioner, and ROMs all striving to provide the highest standards of clinical excellence for our patients.
Once you are settled onto Treetops Orthopaedic Ward there are a number of opportunities available that allow for development and exciting career progression. Our accredited orthopaedic module provides the opportunity to develop your skills further and understanding for patients who are planned for operations on their hips, knee's and shoulders.
Main duties of the job
There are plenty of opportunities to develop skills with other nurses new to orthopaedics, being supported in the completion of our ward based orthopaedic competency document. This guides you through your first few months on the ward, ensuring you have the right set of specialist skills to best care for our varied patient group. Learning how to care for patients having elective surgery and everything in between. You will have the opportunity to spend some time in other orthopaedic specialist areas such as theatres, Post Op Clinic whilst becoming competent in delivering high quality care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration as RGN
- Current (or pending) NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).
- Orthopaedic / Surgical Course
- Mentorship qualification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Proven teaching and assessing skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 6 months of post-registration experience in an Inpatient setting.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration Acute experience
- Experience of caring for elderly patients with dementia
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Simon
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006144169
- Additional information
Please call Judith Simon 0300 614 4169 for any further enquires.
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