Staff Nurse

Job summary

Ward A900 has permanent full time vacancy for a Band 5 registered nurse.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills on a specialist gastro/hepatology ward with an experienced team.

Act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to both nurses and junior medical staff working within the unit. Act as a resource to other areas within the Trust as required.

Work towards safe and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and acted on in a timely and appropriate manner

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based, individualised patient care. Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.

Manage patient care according to agreed policies and protocols, taking appropriate action, seeking advice from other members of the multi-disciplinary team as necessary. This will include identification of risk (clinical, health, safety and security)

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Date posted: 10 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 387-MED
4787-GE

Job locations: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW
, United Kingdom

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

• Registered General Nurse (Adult) 1st level qualification
• Current NMC Registration

• Training qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant post registration course

• Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
• Interest in the clinical area

• Experience of taking charge

• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
• Computer skills
• Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
• Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
• Clinical decision making ability
• Teaching/supervisory skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Act in a professional manner
• Self-motivated
• A team player
• Recognition of own limits
• Flexible working practices for 24 hour service

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