Staff Nurse - Ward D4
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a permanent Staff Nurse position on Ward D4, an Acute Frailty Unit with 16 short-stay beds. The role involves providing high-quality, individualised patient care, assessing needs, and implementing care plans. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, developing leadership skills and adapting to varied medical cases. The unit focuses on innovative care approaches through quality improvement programs.
Key responsibilities
- To provide high quality effective individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate without supervision
- To keep up to date with skills and knowledge
- To comply with NMC professional registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices
- Be proficient in the delivery of care to patients
- Ensure safe administration of drugs in accordance to NMC and local policies
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy
- Effective time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Resource management
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Problem solving
- Motivated
- Ability to adapt and
- Demonstrates a positive "can do" approach to change
- Attention to details
- Shows enthusiasm for achieving results
- Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity and respect
- Effective Communication - Written/verbal
- Current 1st level Registration
- Experience of working in clinical areas
- Experience of delivering patient care
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Relevant post registration courses appropriate to the clinical area
- Experience of supervising others
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,049 – £37,796 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Ward D4
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Staff Nurse - Ward D4 Band 5 37.5 hours Permanent If you would like to join our Acute Frailty Unit, we are looking for a Registered Nurse . We would love to hear from you, if you are at the beginning of your career, midway or looking for a change.
Working as a registered Nurse within our team you will have the opportunity to work with a range of supportive colleagues and the whole multidisciplinary team. Our innovative approaches to care based on our quality improvement programme means that medicine remains varied, no two days are the same which enable you to develop your leadership skills and respond to change.
T he Acute Frailty Unit accommodates 16 short stay beds both male and female patients.
You will be part of a friendly, supportive , and professional integrated team comprising of consultants, Nurses, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapist, co-ordinators, advanced clinical practitioners, social services and community services to offer the best care for our patients in this acute setting.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality effective individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate without supervision
- To keep up to date with skills and know
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