Registered Nurse Band 5
NHS Tayside
Date: 1 day ago
City: Dundee, Scotland
Contract type: Full time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse, who is keen to develop their practice and experience and join the multidisciplinary teams within Critical Care Services in NHS Tayside. Critical Care Services is made up of the following four units within the Directorate of Surgery.
At Perth Royal Infirmary
High Dependency/Coronary Care Unit (CCU) - cares for 4/4 patients, in each aspect of the unit, with CCU providing a nurse-led chest pain triage service and telemetry to adjacent wards.
At Ninewells Hospital
Intensive Care Unit - Cares for up to 13 Patients requiring level 3 care.
Surgical High Dependency Unit - Cares for up to 10 patients requiring level 2 care.
Medical High Dependency Unit Cares for up to 6 patients requiring level 2 care
The role of these services is to work as a single system to enable the effective delivery of high-quality patient services for level 2 and level 3 in-patients across Tayside. Our services are situated on two sites, approximately 25 miles apart.
You will have a primary base at a unit at Perth Royal Infirmary or Ninewells Hospital, with initial skills development within Ninewells Surgical High Dependency Unit. Rotational work patterns between the two sites and the four units will be part of the role, in addition to emergency deployment between the sites, depending on clinical need.
Informal enquiries to: Senior Charge Nurse Nikki Gunn, Surgical High Dependency Unit Ninewells Hospital Tel: 01382 660111 x36214/36655
You will be required to be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register. You will ideally have previous registration experience and have the ability to undertake further study.
Hours: 37 hours per week with day/night rotation.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Additional Information For Candidates
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse, who is keen to develop their practice and experience and join the multidisciplinary teams within Critical Care Services in NHS Tayside. Critical Care Services is made up of the following four units within the Directorate of Surgery.
At Perth Royal Infirmary
High Dependency/Coronary Care Unit (CCU) - cares for 4/4 patients, in each aspect of the unit, with CCU providing a nurse-led chest pain triage service and telemetry to adjacent wards.
At Ninewells Hospital
Intensive Care Unit - Cares for up to 13 Patients requiring level 3 care.
Surgical High Dependency Unit - Cares for up to 10 patients requiring level 2 care.
Medical High Dependency Unit Cares for up to 6 patients requiring level 2 care
The role of these services is to work as a single system to enable the effective delivery of high-quality patient services for level 2 and level 3 in-patients across Tayside. Our services are situated on two sites, approximately 25 miles apart.
You will have a primary base at a unit at Perth Royal Infirmary or Ninewells Hospital, with initial skills development within Ninewells Surgical High Dependency Unit. Rotational work patterns between the two sites and the four units will be part of the role, in addition to emergency deployment between the sites, depending on clinical need.
Informal enquiries to: Senior Charge Nurse Nikki Gunn, Surgical High Dependency Unit Ninewells Hospital Tel: 01382 660111 x36214/36655
You will be required to be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register. You will ideally have previous registration experience and have the ability to undertake further study.
Hours: 37 hours per week with day/night rotation.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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