Registered Nurse

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the dynamic team at Whitbread Ward in Bedford. The role involves delivering high-quality care and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely assessments and treatments for diverse patient needs across multiple specialties. Successful candidates will need excellent communication skills, organizational abilities, and a sincere passion for Acute Medicine. Join a supportive team dedicated to continuous improvement and patient experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a passion for Acute Medicine.
• Able to deal with complex and difficult situations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams for assessment and treatment plans.
• Ensure timely patient assessments and investigations for same day discharge.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Organised

Creative thinker

Problem solver

Team player

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and expanding team on Whitbread Ward at Bedford Hospital.

Whitbread Ward plays a vital role in patient flow, receiving individuals from ED and AAU for further assessment, investigations, and treatment. We care for a wide variety of patients across multiple specialties including Medical, Surgical, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Mental Health, and more.

With 27 beds and a high patient turnover, this is a fast-paced environment where nurses must be alert, organised, and able to prioritise effectively. Working as part of a supportive team, you will deliver high-quality care and contribute to the smooth running of the ward.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly and collaborative team, always striving to improve our service. Applicants are warmly invited to arrange a tour of the ward to gain a better understanding of the care we provide.

Responsibilities

The post holder will work as an effective team member by taking responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care provided to patients on the ward. The post holder will work with multidisciplinary teams to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for all patients. This streamlined approach will aid with the flow of patients through the wider hospital. Provide a coordinated and efficient service for the patient to ensure that they receive all assessments, investigations and results in a timely manner to enable same day discharge. Proving a positive patient experience is a key component of your job role.

Qualifications and Skills

• Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate a passion for Acute Medicine.
• You will need to be an excellent communicator, organised, creative thinker, problem solver, team player and be willing to deal with complex and difficult situations and competing demands.

About the Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Values and Recruitment

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Additional Information

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

Key Duties

• Provide a high standard of evidence based care to patients in line with hospital policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate record keeping consistent with legislation, policies and procedures in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance and maintain own portfolio in line with knowledge, skill framework.
• Ensure the information recorded on Trust clinical systems are accurately reflected on the ExtraMed bed management system for day-case patients if applicable to ward service requirements.
• Answer the telephone, take referrals and deal with enquiries from hospital staff and the public concerning admission, transfer, discharge and review appointments of patients.
• Communicate in an efficient and effective manner with all staff, patients, visitors and external sources, identifying any problems and dealing with them in a tactful manner.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026