Staff Nurse - Waterside Unit

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Amersham; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking Band 5 Staff Nurses to join Waterside Unit at Amersham Hospital. The post offers permanent contracts with full-time, part-time, or flexible working options, 37.5 hours per week, and shifts including long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

You will assess and plan nursing care for older adults, supervise staff, and participate in preceptorship and education. NHS benefits apply, and the Trust promotes inclusion and flexible working.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN and post-registration experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Hold or be working towards an NMC mentoring qualification.

Responsibilities

• Identifying nursing needs for individual patients.
• Performing nursing assessments including risk assessments and re-evaluations.
• Planning and delivering individualized nursing care plans.
• Supervising qualified/unqualified staff to implement the care plan.
• Recording and evaluating nursing care and modifying plans as needed.
• Acting as a health educator for patients and families.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care planning

Communication skills

Supervisory skills

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse / NMC PIN

Mentoring qualification (preferred)

Job description

Main area Elderly Care Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Post-holder will be expected to work Long Days, Nights, Weekends & Bank Holidays) Job ref 434-CR8320668

Site Amersham Hospital Town Amersham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.

Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.

Waterside Unit has exciting opportunities for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join their team. This post would be suitable for newly qualified nurses, those due to qualify in the near future, or individuals who already have post-registration experience. Where relevant, we will support you to undertake our Trust Preceptorship programme, offering you the structured support needed to transition your knowledge into everyday practice successfully.

Waterside Unit is a 21 bedded ward within the Integrated Elderly Care Division. We provide inpatient rehabilitation for older adults working closely with our therapy team until ready for discharge home with support or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.

Main duties of the job

• Identifying the needs for nursing care of individual patients in the context of prescribed medical care.
• Undertakes the nursing assessment of the patient, including risk assessments, e.g. Tissue viability, falls etc. and re-evaluates.
• Planning and delivering an individual programme of nursing care for each patient, incorporating objectives, and re-evaluates.
• Supervising qualified / unqualified staff, to ensure the optimum application of skills necessary to provide the care planned for each patient.
• Recording nursing care given and evaluating its outcome in relation to achievement of objectives; modifying care plans accordingly.
• Acts as a health educator throughout the patients stay.
• Responds sensitively to the needs of patients families and visitors

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
• Evidence of further continued professional development
• Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification

EXPERIENCE

• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
• Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Able to travel to other sites and off sites as necessary

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.