Registered Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a rotational Registered Nurse position within the Vascular Surgery service, offering experience across a 36-bed vascular ward and the Rapid Access Service in Outpatients. The role focuses on providing high-quality, evidence-based nursing care, developing specialist vascular knowledge, and supporting patients through their vascular journey. It's suitable for nurses interested in vascular patients and wound care, with support provided for skill development.
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse with current NMC licence to practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Study at degree level
- Experience of wound assessment with good knowledge of dressings
- Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the department, for example: venepuncture, cannulation, ABPI training, TCPO2 training, compression bandaging, wound care.
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
- Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to organise own workload, with good time management and problem solving skills
- Basic computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
- Education and qualifications
- Registered nurse with current NMC licence to practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Study at degree level
- Experience of wound assessment with good knowledge of dressings
- Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the department, for example: venepuncture, cannulation, ABPI training, TCPO2 training, compression bandaging, wound care.
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
- Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to organise own workload, with good time management and problem solving skills
- Basic computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
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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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking to develop your specialist nursing skills? Our newly developed rotational post offers an exciting opportunity to gain experience across two areas of our Vascular Surgery service.
You will spend six months working on our 36-bed vascular ward, before rotating for a further six months into our Rapid Access Service based in Outpatients. This unique structure will give you the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of vascular nursing and experience different aspects of the patient pathway.
We are particularly keen to hear from nurses with an interest in vascular patients, a passion for wound care and a desire to develop specialist knowledge and skills. Previous vascular experience is desirable but not essential, as you will be supported by our friendly, experienced and motivated team.
Whether you are looking to build on existing experience or take your first steps towards a career in vascular nursing, this role offers excellent opportunities for learning, development and progression within a specialist service.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nurse within our Vascular Surgery service, you will play an important role in providing safe, effective and compassionate care to patients throughout their
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