Summary Would you like to work for a Trust where you can be proud of the contribution you make to delivering high quality healthcare with a personal touch, come and join a Trust which recognises the contribution our Nursing, Midwifery and Operating Department Practitioners make, and values the work they do. This is reflected in our current strategy "Proud of Nursing and Midwifery in Newcastle; Compassion Quality and Excellence in all we do" (see link in Additional Information for full document) We currently have trust wide vacancies but we are particularly interested to attract and recruit staff with experience or an interest in the following areas: Older Peoples Medicine - FH & RVI Medicine Community Orthopaedic Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Ward 20 FH Orthopaedic and Rheumatology elective ward specialising in upper and lower limb and Sarcoma. Rheumatology Day unit providing specialist treatments, open Monday to Friday Interventional Radiology Is a dynamic forward thinking speciality on both Freeman and RVI sites supporting the delivery of a large range of procedures to elective, urgent and emergency patients. Working in a setting similar to theatre, providing complex interventional procedures such as Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), carotid artery stenting, vascular embolization, and AV fistula salvage. Interventional oncology procedures include selective chemotherapy, radiotherapy and tumour ablation. You would take part in an on call rota following training. For further information contact Senior Sister Maggie Williams
[email protected] Ophthalmology Day Unit Ward 21 is a busy ophthalmic day case unit open from Monday to Friday patients are admitted for a variety of different eye operations under local anaesthetic, including cataract, eye lid and glaucoma procedures. We also have a pre-assessment unit patients attend prior to their admission for assessment and to discuss their planned surgery. Staff rotate between the ward and pre-assessment. Surgical wards Ward 8 Vascular FH delivers regional complex Vascular Surgery and has the Disability Service Centre based within the hospital grounds. Patients are admitted electively or as emergencies though the Assessment Suite at the Freeman Hospital. They provide enhanced wound management skills; psychological support; mobilisation techniques; nutritional support and complex discharge planning. Neurology Ward 43 Neurology RVI caring for a wide range of conditions including Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Mitochondrial Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, and encephalitis. They have dedicated video telemetry monitoring patients experiencing seizures. Dialysis unit & Renal inpatient Ward 31 at FH is an outpatient haemodialysis unit, open 6 days a week, gaining specialist skills in renal replacement therapies and a better understanding of chronic disease management. Ward 32 at FH offers a great opportunity for staff nurses wanting to gain knowledge and skills in this fascinating area of care. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team on ward 32, there are opportunities to gain specialist skills such as renal replacement therapies and complex care management. We also have a clinical educator who will work with staff new to the area to ensure support is individualised. Endourology (Combined Theatre and Investigation Unit) Endourology is a unique. Fast paced and diverse area it provides both inpatient and outpatient operating within a dedicated Urology theatre but also offers outpatient investigations for patients with a wide range of urological conditions. Working hours Mon - Friday with no on call. There is a requirement for very occasional Saturday working. Main Outpatients Critical Care Central Theatres Freeman Site Scrub vacancies: ENT Orthopaedics / includes major revision work & referral center for sarcoma's Liver HPB Transplant ( expectation you could get to Freeman Hospital within 30 minutes due to On -call commitments) Recovery Anaesthetics Central Theatres RVI site Neuro Radiology Scrub Neuro Scrub Gynae Scrub Trauma / Orthopaedics Anaesthetics & Recovery Caridothoracic Theatres Cardiac & thoracic surgery in 4 theatres, 7 cath labs inclusive of a screening room which also includes robotic surgery, for both adults and children including heart & lung transplantation. Cardio also have the Catheter laboratory department which provides interventions such as T.A.V.I.'s (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation), primary interventions, EP & C.T.O (Coronary Total Occlusion) procedures. Cath Labs Cardio Scrubs Please note this is not an exclusive list of opportunities and if you would like further specific information regarding current vacancies or you would like to arrange an informal visit to a specialty please contact
[email protected] As a Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor or Operating Department Practitioner, in our Trust, we recruit staff who are committed to delivering a professional, caring and compassionate approach, putting patient care at the heart of all they do. All of our clinical areas are supported and lead by experienced Matrons - contact details are available on our Trust website ( see link in Additional Information). Please make contact and perhaps arrange an informal visit? A full description of all our clinical directorates can be found in the Additional Information sheet attached to this advert. May we suggest that candidates who are interested in such roles contact the
[email protected] who will in turn direct you to the leads for these areas. At interview you will be asked to select your preference for working specialty including site, and we will endeavour to appoint to your first choice where possible. If you would like to contact us about any of the vacancies use the hyperlink within the Additional Information for direct line managers details or email:
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