Registered nurses interested in returning to work in acute care are being invited to attend an open day at the Royal United Hospital in Bath on Wednesday 23rd January, between 10am and 12 noon.
The open day is particularly aimed at nurses who currently work in the community, mainly residential or nursing homes for older people, and who are interested in returning to work in a hospital to provide nursing care to elderly patients.
As part of the open day event, staff will be on hand to give tours of the older person wards and talk about what it’s like to work at the Trust.
They can also learn about other benefits such as a good NHS pension, generous annual leave entitlement and flexible working arrangements.
Anita West, Matron, Royal United Hospitals Bath said: “If you are registered with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN, come along and find out about our bespoke return to acute care programme which will bring you up to date with the latest changes and best practice to enable you to commence an exciting career with us.
“You’ll be part of a small group of nurses who have similar experience and we’ll help you achieve the necessary nursing competencies to become confident in your clinical skills to work on our older person wards.
“When you’ve completed of our return to acute care programme, you will be offered a staff nurse position on one of our award-winning older person wards and there are also further opportunities for career development to look forward to at the Trust.”
Suzanne Lucas, Cardiovascular Research Nurse, RUH added: “I would thoroughly recommend this programme to anyone wanting to return to an acute care setting.
“I was working as a nurse in the community when I saw it advertised and I applied as I wanted to come back to acute care and work at the RUH.
“This programme helped me update my knowledge, skills and competence and I’ve progressed in my career, now working in research.”
The return to acute care open day will be held on Wednesday 23rd January, between 10am and 12 noon on Combe ward, B19.
For further information about the event or about the return to care programme, visit: www.ruh.nhs.uk/careers.