Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs, and Jurassic Coast.

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalising your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Main Duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develop own knowledge and skills, and provide information to others to help their development.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety, and security of self and others.
• Contribute to the improvement of services.
• Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do the same.
• Support equality and value diversity, identifying when own or others’ behaviour undermines equality and diversity.
• Health and well-being: plan, develop, and implement approaches to promote health and well-being, preventing adverse effects to health and well-being. Contribute to assessing and undertaking health and well-being needs.
• Help patients meet health and well-being needs.
• Input, store, and provide data and information.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise acting as a role model within the clinical specialty.
• Facilitate a good learning environment for staff and learners.
• Establish and maintain communication with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
• Demonstrate good IT skills or being open to learn.
• Medicine Management competent.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• OR Assistant Practitioner with a health-related Foundation Degree e.g., Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care.
• OR Overseas nursing qualification without NMC registration at UK Academic level 5.
• Evidence of numeracy and literacy – minimum national qualification level 2.
• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices in an acute hospital setting.

Desirable criteria

• Assessed as competent to administer medications.
• Acute apprenticeship units as appropriate to UHS Care Group/Divisional requirements.
• Extended clinical skills e.g., venesection/cannulation.

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Working Together
• Always Improving