Staff Nurse - Forrester Brown Ward Maternity cover

Transformation Unit; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pool on site

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for the Forrester Brown Ward on a maternity cover fixed-term contract up to 9 months. You will provide high-quality care on a trauma and orthopaedic ward, working full time across a rotating pattern including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Ideal candidates are either newly qualified or experienced, motivated to learn orthopaedics, with current UK right to work.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements for practice.
• Experience in trauma and orthopaedic nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate nursing care for orthopaedic patients.
• Discharge planning and patient education for care at home.
• Serve as named nurse and mentor with supervision to junior staff.

Skills

Nursing

Orthopaedics

NMC registration

Education

RN/NMC registration

Job description

Main area Surgery Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (6-9 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (would be required to work a range of days, nights, weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 427-8142275

Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal United Hospital Town Bath Salary per annum Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Staff Nurse - Forrester Brown Ward Maternity cover

Band 5

Job overview

Forrester Brown ward has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team covering maternity leave and help us to deliver high quality care to our orthopaedic patients.

Forrester Brown is a trauma and orthopaedic ward that provides high quality care to our trauma orthopaedic patients. It is a busy, energetic place to work with a close team. We are proud to provide excellent care to patients from admission through to discharge. Staff work to our trust values which are -Everyone Matters, Making A Difference, and Working Together in all that they do.

The post will be fixed term for up to 9 months full time , and will provide the successful candidate with new skills, competence and development opportunities as well as the security of being part of a knowledgeable, supportive team.

We welcome both experienced and newly qualified nurses. Ideally you should be motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn about orthopaedics.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

• The assessment of care and health education needs
• The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient

To gain experience and skills in:

• Clinical practice
• Facilitation and teaching
• Management (as appropriate

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing & Midwifery Council
• Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for own practice & behaviour.

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse.
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing Knowledge & practice after qualification & preceptorship
• Experience of trauma and orthopaedic nursing

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should reviewthe eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.