Band 5 Staff Nurse - TOACU | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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Are you looking for a new challenge?

·         Do you have previous Trauma experience ?

·         Have you worked for more than 2 years as a Band 5 staff nurse?

·         Would like to gain experience in a specialist environment?

·         Are you keen to develop new skills and broaden your clinical knowledge?

·         Want to work days (no night shifts)

 

Then you could be the perfect person to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Ambulatory Care Unit (TOACU)  

·         We provide a high quality nursing service and environment to avoid hospital admissions.

·         Our main focus is on upper and lower limb soft tissue infections  

·         We are a small team of 3 RN and 2 HCSW

·         You will be responsible for taking charge of the unit in the absence of Senior Nursing staff

·         We are open Monday to Saturday 8.00am-8.00pm with patients being admitted up until 6.30pm

 

If you are highly motivated and feel you can make a real difference to the quality of our patient care, we would like to hear from you.

An active UK NMC Registration isrequired for this role 

Interview date: 5th of November 2026 

Base site UHD - Poole hospital, with plans to move to Bournemouth hospital in Spring 2027 

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

As a Trust we are committed to personal and professional development,supporting staff to achieve their full potential.  You will apply your theoretical knowledge to your practice,as  part of a wider multidisciplinary team, initiating and delivering care. 

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site Spring 2027

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process. 

To understand this role in full details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026