Staff Nurse - Burton Ward - Band 5

Burton Ward at Lincoln County Hospital are looking for a registered nurse to join their friendly and dynamic team.

Burton ward is a 20 mixed sex bedded ward mainly specialising in renal medicine also with a sub speciality of care of the older person. The ward has been refurbished to be dementia friendly.

We provide care for a variety of complex renal related conditions as well as patients with Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease and dialysis patients.

The renal services on Burton ward are expanding to provide an acute inpatient dialysis service at Lincoln County Hospital. You will be part of a really exciting service development and will undertake a comprehensive training programme.

We are looking for individuals who are committed to delivering high quality, patient centred and compassionate care, have excellent communication skills who will join our dedicated team. Renal skills desirable but not essential.

In return you will be provided with professional development and career progression. Bespoke study days.

Welcome full time/ part time applicants, the hours are a mixture of shift patterns - 7 or 12 hrs shifts and will also include nights on a rotational basis.

If you are inspired to become part of our excellent team then please do not hesitate to contact the Ward Sister– Sally Howitt – 01522 573082/573311.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!