# Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/accdb070-fae3-4c06-9010-6c5d74c6ba8d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/accdb070-fae3-4c06-9010-6c5d74c6ba8d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Western Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Days, nights and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T13:22:40.654Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Kingfisher_Ward/Kingfisher_Ward-v8236144 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8236144?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Kingfisher Ward at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon is looking to recruit staff nurses to join a specialist Endocrine Medical ward. We are looking for qualified and enthusiastic nurses who can provide compassionate and professional care. Whether you are newly qualified with an interest in Endocrine conditions or looking to develop your career and gain experience in the exciting world of medical nursing, we want to hear from you. You will be caring for patients of all ages who have come through our emergency department. As a key part of the team, you will help to treat and stabilise patients and support investigations and treatment. We work 12 hour shifts - day shift is 7am-19:45pm and night shift 19:00 - 07:45am If you would like further details please contact Ward manager Teri Bellinger t.bellinger@nhs.net or 01793 605268 ### Main duties of the job - Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs. - Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained. - To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service. - To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details. - To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times. - To document observations, assessments, results, decisions and actions. Effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and as appropriate, to carers. - Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines - To develop and maintain effective communication links with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies. 9. To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures including infection prevention & control initiatives. - Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g. vulnerable adults. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role. The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. Please see attached full Job Description ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Recent experience nursing patients in an acute / community setting or recently completed a Return to Nursing course. - Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification and Preceptorship. - Working within a multi-disciplinary team environment. - Experience within a range of patient/client care groups. - Experience managing patients with diabetes **Desirable** - Diploma/Degree qualification. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development. - Current/Live registration with the NMC **Desirable** - Leadership Qualification - Qualification in teaching and assessing ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Excellent written & verbal communication - IT literate - Ability to document accurately and clearly - Good interpersonal skills, able to deal with difficult/sensitive situations - An understanding of what good care looks like and how we monitor this. - Experience within NHS hospital **Desirable** - Understanding of the structure for the delivery of community and social care services - Diabetes/Endocrinology ward experience ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10546580) ## 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.