Staff Nurse

Transformation Unit; England; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust invites applications for a Staff Nurse (Band 5) to support outpatient clinics, delivering compassionate nursing care within a multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient experience.

You will maintain NMC registration through revalidation, participate in the daily running of the department, assess and plan care, and contribute to learning and development whilst upholding Trust values.

Qualifications

• Degree/ Diploma level or equivalent education
• Evidence of commitment to revalidation per NMC requirements
• Experience delivering nursing care to a group of patients
• Demonstrates teamwork and effective communication

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of nursing care to patients and families
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a patient group
• Participate in daily department management when required
• Maintain professional registration through revalidation
• Promote Trust values and best possible care

Skills

Team working

Prioritise workload

Communication skills

Education

Degree or Diploma level

NMC revalidation commitment

Job description

Employer Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Town Northamptonshire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/10/2026

Staff Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

The post holder will provide support in a variety of outpatient clinics, working as part of a team to ensure the effective running of the outpatient department.

The post holder will maintain professional registration through the revalidation process.

Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision and values.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver high standards of care to patients and their families, ensuring excellent patient experience. In particular, take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidenced-based nursing care to a group of patients. The post holder will participate in the daily management of the department when required, ensuring smooth and efficient running in the absence of the manager. They will take responsibility for their own self-development helping to provide a suitable learning environment and high standards of clinical practice. To recognise own limitations and seek advice and support from senior staff. The post holder will be an advocate for compliance with Trust values, policies and providing the Best Possible Care.

Working for our organisation

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person specification

Educations, Training and Qualifications

• Educated to Degree/Diploma level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
• Evidence of commitment to revalidation as per NMC requirements

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of delivering nursing care to a group of patients

Skills

• Demonstration of team working and ability to work effectively within a team
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, families and carers from a diverse background
• Ability to work under pressure and seek help when required
• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust vision and values. Evidence of commitment to revalidation as per NMC requirements

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence design-ated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.