Staff Nurse/ Nursing Associate - Waterhouse Ward (OPU)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate on Waterhouse Ward, an Older Persons Unit specializing in Parkinson's disease care. You will deliver high-quality, compassionate, and person-centred care to older adults with complex medical, cognitive, and social needs. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans as part of a multidisciplinary team. The position requires excellent clinical skills and a caring, professional approach in a busy environment.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Previous nursing experience in elderly care
- Supporting Information and Interview
- Knowledge in age-related health conditions and their management, e.g. falls prevention; pressure ulcer prevention; polypharmacy
- Show the Trust values
- Supporting information
- Registered Nurse with NMC Registration
- Previous nursing experience in elderly care
- Supporting Information and Interview
- Knowledge in age-related health conditions and their management, e.g. falls prevention; pressure ulcer prevention; polypharmacy
- Show the Trust values
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse/ Nursing Associate - Waterhouse Ward (OPU)
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Waterhouse Ward is an Older Persons Unit specialising in the care of patients with Parkinson's disease.
As a Registered Nurse on the Elderly Care Ward, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate, and person-centred care to older adults, many of whom present with complex medical, cognitive, and social needs. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised care plans, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to promote patient well-being, dignity and independence.
This role requires a caring, kind and professional approach, excellent clinical skills and the ability to respond to the changing needs of patients in a busy and sometimes challenging environment.
Waterhouse Team is striving for excellence, under strong nurse leadership, we support and promote wellbeing within our Team and strive to develop new staff members to reach their full potential.
Main duties of the job
Work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines, acting as a named nurse or key worker for a defined group of patients.
Take responsibility for:
- Assessing care and health education needs
- **Developing, imp
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