# Band 5 Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-nurse/1bcfd691-9101-406f-8005-bed26a5b98b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-nurse/1bcfd691-9101-406f-8005-bed26a5b98b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Town:** Plymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T13:30:58.772Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Healthcare_Elderly/Healthcare_Elderly-v8138617 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8138617?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A great opportunity has risen for a Registered Nurse to join our ward team on Meldon Ward, University Hospitals Plymouth. We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic about working in the acute hospital setting with a compassionate, patient-centred approach. We will support the successful candidate in their personal development and continued professional development. We provide 24 hour care on rotational shifts within a friendly team committed to providing high quality patient care. Previous demonstrable experience within health care of the elderly care is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. Preceptorship applications will be considered. The successful candidate will work as part of the nursing team to provide high standards of care to ensure a positive experience to all patients. ***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.*** ### Main duties of the job - Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge. - Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur. - Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning as outlined in ward / unit philosophy. - Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care. - Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand. - Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload. - Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality. - Implementing and sharing good infection control practice. - Managing the Clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff. - In some circumstances take charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Under the direction of the nurse in charge you will co-ordinate, and deliver effective quality nursing care by assessing the needs, planning, implementing and evaluating the care for a group of patients. - Work as part of the multidisciplinary team - Following a period of preceptorship take responsibility for the supervision of Health Care assistants and other learners. - For further details please see the attached JD & PS ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Professional registration with NMC **Desirable** - - Basic Computer Skills or computer Literate (ECDL) ### Apptitude and Abilities **Essential** - - Good communication skills, written and verbal, with proven ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels. - - Proven ability to priorities workload - - Attention to detail **Desirable** - - Proven ability / demonstrable experience of – Directing and instructing others - - Demonstrable teaching and mentoring skills ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - - Demonstrable experience within a large clinical setting - - Proven Knowledge **Desirable** - - Completed Preceptorship - - Health care ## Documents - [band 5 nurse (docx, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10508361) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.