Band 5 Nurse

NHS; Bath; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 Nurse to join our team at our Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath on a full time basis.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in the provision of high-quality patient care by assessing care needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating care programs. You will demonstrate the ability to perform all relevant forms of nursing care competently without direct supervision, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety.

Additionally, the role involves active participation in teaching, supervision, and preceptorship/mentorship of learners and other staff and in the absence of a more senior nurse, the post holder will take charge of the ward.

If you are a motivated and experienced Band 5 Nurse committed to excellence, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Nurse you will:

• Maintain high standards of patient-focused care
• Provide comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, maintaining accurate written records
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Foster positive relationships among all staff involved in patient care
• Flexibility to undertake duties on various wards/departments based on service demands
• Contribute to the audit and evaluation of clinical practices, promoting quality care
• Contribute to fostering a positive learning environment within the clinical area

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

Job responsibilities

As a Band 5 Nurse, you'll be part of our valued team at our Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath.

You will feel valued as a Band 5 Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £29,970.00 - £36,483.00 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

The Ideal Candidate

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff
• Good verbal and written skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.