Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the medicine division on the Isolation ward, we are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and motivated nurse to join our small team.

The Isolation ward is a 7 bedded inpatient isolation unit, consisting entirely of all side rooms designed to care for patients who require infection prevention and control measures. Our aim is to delivery high quality and patient-centred nursing care to patients who is admitted with suspected or confirmed infectious illnesses.

You must possess a good fundamental knowledge about admission and discharge process, infection prevention and control measures, and a background on general medical patients,

You must also have an experience in coordinating a busy ward and be highly motivated and have genuine passion to provide high quality patient care. You must be an experienced nurse with appropriate clinical expertise to enable you to support the provision of safe, kind, excellent care.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a high standard of individualised and compassionate nursing care in accordance with agreed policies, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individual patients.

You will:

Provide direct patient care, such as administering medications, conducting assessments, and providing support and education to patients and their families.

Monitor patients’ health and wellbeing, and reporting any changes or concerns to senior staff or doctors.

Participate in clinical audits and other quality improvement initiatives to help ensure that care is delivered in accordance with best practices and national guidelines.

Provide support and guidance to junior staff, such as student nurses or health care assistants

Manage a caseload of patients, including coordinating care with other members of the health care team and ensuring that patients’ needs are met in a timely and appropriate manner.

You will provide direct patient care, such as administering medications, conducting assessments, and providing support and education to patients and their families.

Monitor patients’ health and wellbeing, and reporting any changes or concerns to senior staff or doctors.

Participate in clinical audits and other quality improvement initiatives to help ensure that care is delivered in accordance with best practices and national guidelines.

Provide support and guidance to junior staff, such as student nurses or health care assistants

Manage a caseload of patients, including coordinating care with other members of the health care team and ensuring that patients’ needs are met in a timely and appropriate manner.

You will work a range of shifts, covering the needs of the ward across a 24 hour period, to include night duty. 

If you think you would like to be part of our friendly and enthusiastic team, or would like more information then please contact us, informal visits are welcomed. 

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].