Staff Nurse (Trauma and Orthopaedic)

ABOUT OUR CARE GROUP

T&O at UHS has four wards at Southampton General Hospital, two elective and two trauma, a trauma assessment unit, an outpatients department split over two sites and a step down ward at the Princess Anne Hospital.�

We treat patients from across Hampshire, and provide second opinions and treatment for complex conditions for patients from a wider area. �UHS is a major trauma centre (established 2012) and T&O house the major trauma ward in its footprint.

Our care group has 126 beds and nearly 400 staff. We?re a warm, welcoming team, with a can do attitude who demonstrate care and compassion at every opportunity. T&O have a strong commitment to training and development with plenty of learning opportunities. Our service can be spilt into several areas:

? � �major hip and knee joint replacements and revisions
? � �hand, wrist and elbow surgery
? � �shoulder surgery
? � �foot and ankle surgery
? � �trauma surgery including treating fractured neck of femur
? � �pelvic fractures
? � �spinal surgery

We have a team of highly specialised consultants, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise and experience. We?re leading the way in innovative procedures including minimally invasive surgery, hip resurfacing and computer-navigated surgery.�

Read more about all of them in the ?Our teams? document attached.�

T&O have their own education team supported by the divisional team. All new employees will be given two weeks supernumerary induction and then ongoing support tailored to their needs. We offer opportunities to shadow various specialist nurses, theatre or advanced nurse practitioners, as well as opportunities to attend a trauma and orthopaedic course, as well as trauma awareness sessions.�

Succession planning is key, development actively encouraged either through the ward setting or as a specialist nurse, and we can offer secondments to aid in your development. As one of the largest acute teaching Trust?s in England, we can offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. We believe you deserve the best possible environment in which to do your job and we want to support you in doing your job to the best of your ability.