Band 5 Staff Nurse - Harborne Hospital Level 4

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for its complex multi-specialty surgical ward. The ideal candidate will have surgical ward experience and the skills to thrive in a high-pressure environment. This role involves providing top-quality post-operative care and being part of a multi-disciplinary team. Opportunities for professional and personal development are available, making this position ideal for nurses eager to enhance their clinical skills.

Benefits

Opportunities for clinical skill development

Access to an excellent clinical education team

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training.
• Experience in an acute secondary health and care setting.
• Demonstrable understanding of the NMC code of conduct.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate skills for complex surgical cases.
• Ability to cope in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Communicate clearly with patients and families.

Skills

Surgical ward experience

Communication skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge of ERAS recovery

Good IT skills

Education

Degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on NMC register

Post graduate continuing professional development

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 January 2026

We are currently recruiting for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work on our complex multi-specialty surgical 36-bedded ward on Harborne Hospital Level 4 (part of CDG 9A).

This ward cares for patients who are one step down from critical care and EPOC who have had surgery for Colorectal, Upper GI, Sarcoma and Urology conditions.

Surgical ward experience is essential for this role, and we cannot accept newly qualified nurses on this occasion.

We are looking for nurses with the skills to thrive within a fast-paced environment and the ability to cope under pressure.

We work closely with our surgical and specialist nursing teams to develop a multi-disciplinary approach which shapes and provides high class surgical care for our patients.

We are adopting the ERAS-Plus approach to improve patient outcomes and experience.

You will already have experience on a surgical ward, and you must have a passion for post‑operative care and ERAS recovery.

In turn we will offer you opportunities to develop your clinical skills in complex post‑operative care.

We have an excellent clinical education team and fantastic resources available within and outside the Trust to offer you a wealth of opportunities to continue your professional and personal development at UHB.

If you are interested in knowing more about the ward and the post, please contact:

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate skills relating to the care of complex surgical cases, including the ability to work well within a multi‑disciplinary team approach to patient care.
• Ability to cope with complex cases in a busy, fast‑paced environment.
• Provable experience in communicating clearly and at an appropriate level of detail and technical information to patients and their family/carers.
• Passionate about post‑operative care with training or experience delivery ERAS‑Plus.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register (Adult, Child, Learning Disability or Mental Health).
• Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience.

Experience

• Previous or recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months).
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor/assessor or meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment.
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses and can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice.
• Being an accountable professional.
• Promoting health and preventing ill health.
• Assessing needs and planning care.
• Providing and evaluating care.
• Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams – including prioritisation and delegation skills.
• Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health.
• Improving safety and quality of care.
• Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy.
• Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity.
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
• Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills.
• Listening, writing, reading and speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping.
• Good IT skills, ability to record information electronically.
• Competent in a range of clinical skills/nursing procedures, willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
• Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practice setting.
• Professional appearance.
• Displays genuine interest in the post applied for.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Caring and approachable.
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required.
• The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him or her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust