Job summary
- Main area
- Specialised
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-7146086
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hospital
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Elective Orthopaedic Unit
Do you have an interest in caring for patients who have had joint replacement surgery and other orthopaedic operations? Would you like to be involved in their orthopaedic care and rehabilitation. Could you work alongside an innovative multidisciplinary team?
Main duties of the job
We have a very exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our team.
We can offer you a warm welcome to our Elective Orthopaedic Unit.
The successful applicant will have good communication skills and should have at least 2 years experience of working in an acute hospital setting ideally within a trauma and orthopaedics setting. We are looking for a committed team player who has high standards and is passionate about improving the patient experience.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, the specific Directorate & Ward, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please see contact information details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on NMC Register
- Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing study
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- minimum 2 years post registration experience
- Has experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable criteria
- Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
- Experience in taking charge of the ward
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
- Janice Wood
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01785230036
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