Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0527
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (Ward 2B)
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse, Band 5
Band 5
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
Staff Nurse, Band 5 (34.5 hours a week)
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse you would be responsible for caring for your own caseload of patients. This would involve assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care needs and assessments. You would be caring for surgical patients following head and neck surgery but can also be caring for other surgical specialty patients on the ward. You would also be working with health care support workers and student nurses and need to delegate tasks effectively and safely.
You would work closely and liaise with the multidisciplinary team regularly to ensure patient care needs are met. You would practice in line with Trust policies and procedures and comply with data protection and confidentiality legislation. You would need to actively participate in both mandatory training and education development opportunities relevant to your role.
Main duties of the job
- Directly deliver, coordinate and supervise patient care, ensuring that the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care is of high standard, encompassing the Trust vision of ‘best
care for everyone.
- Deliver, demonstrate and supervise safe and appropriate care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using highly specialised equipment and resources.
- Administer medications, within the Procedure for the Ordering, Prescribing, and Administration of Medications (POPAM) guidelines
- Disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately and sensitively, ensure patient confidentiality is maintained
- Role model high standards of patient care, communication, commitment and organisation for others to follow.
- Utilise hospital computer systems, including the intranet, Trak-care and electronic patient records
- Access and update patient information, while maintaining clear and accurate written records relevant to nursing practice
- Work collaboratively and cohesively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients and their families and provide high standards of care
- Take a key role in the implementation of any clinical initiative or introduction of new equipment.
- Work continuously to promote and support clinical training, education and development of other staff.
- Participate in mentorship and educational programmes for students and other members of the team
- Actively support all agreed quality improvements
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing
initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Recognised for possessing relevant expert clinical knowledge and skills of Head and Neck speciality and for demonstrating high standards of patient care
- Ability to act as a role model and resource for staff, demonstrating competence in clinical skills, knowledge and leadership
- Enhanced levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skills
- An understanding of research and evidence-based practice, with a willingness to partake in clinical audit / research as appropriate and relevant
- Evidence of continued personal and professional development and commitment to education
- Enhanced IT skills (Electronic Patient Records, Trakcare, Safecare, NHS Mail, Microsoft Office)
- Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and planning skills
- Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates a positive, forward thinking and creative approach to change and an ability to be resilient and self-resourceful
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Completion of Bronze Quality Improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of Head and Neck patients and operational processes within the specialty
- Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
Clinical/Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience working in in a Head and Neck service or relevant specialty
- Evidence of building effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team and other key stakeholders
- Evidence of link nurse responsibilities / specific team involvement
- IT skills and experience including Electronic Patient Records, Trakcare, Safecare, NHS Mail, Health Roster, Microsoft Office
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Team focused, ability to work collaboratively and always underpinned by kindness and respect towards others
- Creative and flexible with an ability to adapt to changing working environment and processes
- Resilient under pressure, self-aware and with an ability to learn through constructive feedback and personal reflection
- Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kimberley Legge
- Job title
- Ward 2B Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 6145
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