Staff Nurse - Cashes Green Ward

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Rodborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days leave + bank holidays

Free car parking

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 nurse for a fixed-term 12-month position at Stroud General Hospital. The role supports the Cashes Green Ward and involves day and night shifts to deliver high-quality nursing care within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have RN with NMC registration and a commitment to personalised, patient-centred care. The post offers professional development opportunities and a favourable NHS benefits package.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and practising status.
• Experience delivering patient-centred care in a hospital setting.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to achieve best outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to patients in a community hospital setting.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Manage complex care situations, chronic diseases, admissions avoidance and end-of-life care.
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality.
• Participate in continuous professional development and training.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient safety

Team collaboration

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

Main area Community Hospital Inpatient Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term 12 months) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full time or part time hours can be considered) Job ref 327-26-733

Site Stroud General Hospital Town Stroud Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

We have opportunities for a highly motivated individual to join our Nursing Teams on Cashes Green Ward.

We are looking for nurses with passion and commitment who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their nursing practice and who shares our organisational values. In return we will offer you day to day support along with excellent training and a real commitment to your personal development plan with opportunities for continued professional development and study.

As part of the nursing team you would work closely with the wider Multidisciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Physiotherapists, allowing the care we deliver to be holistic and patient centred, we pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality care to our patients.

The successful candidate will be expected to work both day and night shifts, the timings are as followed:

Early shift 0715 - 1515

Late shift 1315 - 2115

Night shift 2045 - 0745

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from both experienced Registered Nurses or newly qualified nurses. There are plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and further your career here at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are newly qualified, we are able to offer a supportive learning environment where you will be assigned a mentor who can help guide you through the first months of your nursing career. You will also be enrolled in our preceptorship programme which is the first step in developing your professional development.

For the more experienced nurse, we will support you in your clinical and managerial development to become a more autonomous practitioner, by providing access to academic programs. As a predominantly nurse led ward this means you will have greater autonomy and ultimately gain more job satisfaction by giving the best patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

Depending on each site, these will include:

• Provide high-quality nursing care to patients in a community hospital setting.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for patients.
• Manage complex care situations, chronic disease, admission avoidance, and end-of-life care.
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality.
• Participate in continuous professional development and training.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC Registration - RN1, RNA, RN3, or RNMH – undertaking a local ADAPT programme)
• Evidence of knowledge learnt during training or post qualification

Personal skills and attributes

• Interest in working in a community hospital
• Ability to engage positively with service users
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's WARM Values
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations and development needs

Specialist knowledge

• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
• Ability to administer medication and treatment within NMC guidelines and POPAM

Experience

• Knowledge and/or experience in the following: General Medical Care Elderly Care Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Care Social Care Wound Management
• Ability to support and supervise HSCW and other members of the team
• Community Hospital experience pre and post registration

Other requirements

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work) and participate in hospital cover on a rotation basis

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

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.