Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly, dedicated, and hardworking team on Arne Ward at University Hospitals Dorset. We are an Acute Medical Ward with a specialist focus on respiratory medicine.

Our mission on Arne Ward is to create a supportive, progressive, and encouraging working environment, where our shared priority is to continually enhance the delivery of safe, compassionate, and high-quality patient care.

As part of University Hospitals Dorset, we can offer you excellent opportunities for career development, enabling you to build and refine your acute nursing skills while working closely with our experienced multi-disciplinary team.

This role required NMC Registration

Base Location: Poole Hospital (Please Note Inpatient Respiratory Services will be moving to the Bournemouth site in 2026)

Interview Date: 2nd November 2026

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Closing date: 22 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 153-ME06732-A

About us
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.

Inpatient Respiratory Services will be moving to the Bournemouth site in 2026.

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.

Person Specification
Technical Skills/Competencies

• Ability to work as part of a team and project a positive image.
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and adapt to change in working practices
• Willingness and ability to take on responsibility for patient care.

Experience

• Experience of working/placement in a healthcare setting

Qualifications

• Registration on Part 1,2 or 12 of NMC Register (RGN/EN/RN Adult) or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact
Ward Sister Anns Lukose, Anns.Lukose@uhd.nhs.uk, 03000193171

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