Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an empathetic and compassionate Registered Nurse to join Tarrant Ward at Blandford Community Hospital. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team on a 25-bedded ward, focusing on patient rehabilitation and end-of-life care. The position involves ensuring individualized patient journeys, achieving goals for return home, and providing high standards of care. The ward has achieved national accreditation for end-of-life care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Course
- Skills / Experience
- Good communication skills
- Ability to develop relationships with patients, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current developments in nursing
- Have a good working knowledge of Clinical Governance and the National Service Frameworks.
- Expanded role including venepuncture, IV drugs, Cannulation, Defibrillation
- Experience of research or audit.
- Skills / Experience/ Knowledge
- Willingness to engage in service development.
- A commitment to evidence basedpractice and life-long learning.
- Additional requirements
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
- Educational Requirements / Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Mentorship Course
- Skills / Experience
- Good communication skills
- Ability to develop relationships with patients, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current developments in nursing
- Have a good working knowledge of Clinical Governance and the National Service Frameworks.
- Expanded role including venepuncture, IV drugs, Cannulation, Defibrillation
- Experience of research or audit.
- Skills / Experience/ Knowledge
- Willingness to engage in service development.
- A commitment to evidence basedpractice and life-long learning.
- Additional requirements
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Are you an empathetic and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to work in an outstanding rated Trust? Tarrant Ward, based at Blandford Community Hospital are looking for either an experienced or newly qualified Staff Nurse to join our supportive team.** You will be working with a multi-disciplinary care team in a 25 bedded ward to ensure that the patient's rehabilitation journey is individualised, and goals are achieved by the patients to reach their optimum level to return to their own home or suitable placement sourced whilst embodying the Trust's values. We also provide end of life care to patients approaching their last days and weeks of life. Our Elderly Rehabilitation and End of Life Care unit achieved a nationally recognised accreditation in the Gold Standard Framework** award for end-of-life care.
We offer dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development with a comprehensive and structured induction programme and training. An excellent preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and the chance to further your career in a nurse led environment.
The Staff Nurse post is a full-time or part-time role, we would be flexible and accept a minimum of 24 hours.
The shift pattern will involve a mixture of l
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