# Staff Nurse - Newly Qualified opportunities > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-newly-qualified-opportunities/00a41395-a6e8-40c7-9829-6e31769a88c2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-newly-qualified-opportunities/00a41395-a6e8-40c7-9829-6e31769a88c2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bath - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-05T16:01:22.231Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v8152544 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note, this vacancy is open only to candidates who are expected to qualify in the UK in 2026. Start Your Career With Us! Join our nursing team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH). Are you a student nurse in your final year who will be qualifying in 2026? Are you looking to work for an organisation that values everyone’s contribution and works as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other and our local community? We are inviting applications from nurses graduating from Adult Nursing and Children and Young People degree programmes. We have a range of opportunities to set you off on your nursing journey within our varied wards and departments. We know the transition from student to qualified nurse can feel overwhelming –so we’ve designed a supportive environment to help you thrive from day one. We are passionate about developing the next generation of nurses. You’ll join a friendly, highly developed, award-winning preceptorship team, committed to mentoring and guiding you as you build confidence and skills in a real-world setting. Our aim is to help you develop your skills as a registered nurse and provide you with a real foundation for your future so you can progress your career whether that’s specialising, leading, or advancing into new roles such as Sister/Charge Nurse, Specialist Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Lead Nurse and Chief Nurse. Come and join us, your journey starts here! ### Main duties of the job We offer full and part time hours and support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the services. In this key role, you will: To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for: - The assessment of care and health education needs - The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient To gain experience and skills in: - Clinical practice - Facilitation and teaching - Management (as appropriate To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As part of your application, you'll be invited to select your top three preferred clinical areas. We recognise how important it is to start your career in an area that interests and inspires you, and we will make every effort to accommodate preferences. However, this cannot be guaranteed, as placements will also depend on service needs and vacancy availability at the time of appointment. This will be explored further at interview stage. Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about our Staff Nurse 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - A final-year student nurse due to qualify in 2026 working towards professional registration via nursing degree (3rd year) - Be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) upon qualification - Completion of a nursing degree in 2026 or due to qualify ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse. - Demonstrates reflective practice - Demonstrate an understanding of the NMC Code and professional nursing responsibilities - Show a commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care **Desirable** - Experience gained through placement areas relevant to preferred areas of working - Relevant clinical placement experience ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [band 5 staff nurse newly qualified (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516066) ## 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.