Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
- Skills
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Skills
Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
- Skills
Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
- Skills
Computer literacy
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
- Qualifications
Commitment to lifelong learning
- Qualifications
Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
- Qualifications
Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
- Other Requirements
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Other Requirements
Role model our Trust values every day
- Other Requirements
Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Other Requirements
Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Venipuncture and cannulation
- Qualifications
Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
- Qualifications
Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
- Other Requirements
Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
- Other Requirements
Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Are you a registered nurse, looking for a role within trauma & orthopaedics?
We are in the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so, you’ll work with a great mix of patients.
Swift ward is a 27 bedded emergency & elective orthopaedic ward, compromising of single and double patient rooms. As a department we focus on autonomous and nurse led/ patient focused care. As a department, we focus heavily on enhanced recovery, with patients staying on average 2 days post surgery.
As a registered nurse, you will work closely with your nursing colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team, consisting of doctors, physios, OT and the discharge team. to facilitate the speedy and safe discharges of our patients.
This role will include Long days, short days, nights, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
As a registered nurse you will provide a high standard of care and support the team to deliver a high quality service which is linked to high standards of patient care.
Your main responsibilities include:
Support patient with their ADL's
Facilitate the safe and speedy discharges
Post op wound care
Managing deteriorating patients
Provide patient centred/ focused care
Work with multidisciplinary teams
Support clinical support workers in their duties
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
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.
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This advert is for Registered Nurse - Swift Ward with East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust in Stevenage, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Registered nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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