Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Basic IT skills
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- EXPERIENCE
Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Able to travel to other sites and off sites as necessary
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Evidence of further continued professional development
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
Job overview
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.
Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.
Waterside Unit has exciting opportunities for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join their team. This post would be suitable for newly qualified nurses, those due to qualify in the near future, or individuals who already have post-registration experience. Where relevant, we will support you to undertake our Trust Preceptorship programme, offering you the structured support needed to transition your knowledge into everyday practice successfully.
Waterside Unit is a 21 bedded ward within the Integrated Elderly Care Division. We provide inpatient rehabilitation for older adults working closely with our therapy team until ready for discharge home with support or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.
Main duties of the job
- Identifying the needs for nursing care of individual patients in the context of prescribed medical care.
- Undertakes the nursing assessment of the patient, including risk assessments, e.g. Tissue viability, falls etc. and re-evaluates.
- Planning and delivering an individual programme of nursing care for each patient, incorporating objectives, and re-evaluates.
- Supervising qualified / unqualified staff, to ensure the optimum application of skills necessary to provide the care planned for each patient.
- Recording nursing care given and evaluating its outcome in relation to achievement of objectives; modifying care plans accordingly.
- Acts as a health educator throughout the patients stay.
- Responds sensitively to the needs of patients families and visitors
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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 Staff Nurse - Waterside Unit with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Amersham, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - pro rata for part time. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.
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