Registered Nurse Band 5 - Sulis Ward

As a Registered Nurse Band 5 you will be part of our valued team in the Sulis Ward at St Martins Hospital Bath, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping, as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and your special people.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high‑interest rates.
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical well‑being – from healthy recipes and activity challenges to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life‑management help, and career coaching and counselling.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards – with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team at St Martin’s Hospital, Sulis Ward. In this role, you will play a crucial part in the provision of high‑quality patient care by assessing care needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating care programmes. You will demonstrate the ability to perform all relevant forms of nursing care competently without direct supervision, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety. Additionally, the role involves active participation in teaching, supervision and preceptorship/mentorship of learners and other staff and in the absence of a more senior nurse, the post holder will take charge of the ward.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• Carry out all relevant forms of care competently without direct supervision.
• Communicate with members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate continuity of care and promote effective team working.
• Participate in the teaching, supervision and preceptorship/mentorship of learners and other staff.
• Take charge of the ward in the absence of a more senior nurse.
• Work in partnership with the Ward / Department Sister to ensure that the standards of nursing care are met at all times, including assisting the ward / department Sister and the whole team to meet the agreed standards of hospital cleanliness within the work environment.

The Ideal Candidate

Eligibility: you will be an NMC registered Nurse and you will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. You are expected to have strong communication and organisation skills, a flexible approach, and be confident using IT systems. You must be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel.

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work‑environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.