Staff Nurse - Arne Ward | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

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.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026