Staff Nurse, Falcon Ward (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Falcon Ward team, specialising in Trauma and Orthopaedics. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care programmes, supporting patients through rehabilitation, recovery, and end-of-life care. The position involves direct patient care, maintaining a safe environment, medication administration, and effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues. It offers a varied, challenging, and rewarding experience within a supportive environment.
Key responsibilities
- Work effectively within team nursing and individualised patient care frameworks.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care programmes.
- Contribute to maintaining a suitable learning environment and supervise junior staff.
- Deliver high-quality direct patient care, including pre and post-operative care for orthopaedic patients.
- Administer medication and manage care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - provide evidence of NMC registration
- Please provide a brief overview of your experience and suitability for the role
- Please provide a brief summary of your skills including effective communication, IT skills, compassion and empathy and ability to work in a team.
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,677 – £40,996 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse, Falcon Ward (Trauma & Orthopaedics)
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
Falcon Ward (Trauma and Orthopaedics) Registered Nurse
We welcome applications from Band 5 Registered Nurses who would like to join the Falcon team, to work effectively and efficiently within the framework of team nursing and individualised patient care. In collaboration with the department's integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. Whether this is supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness or providing holistic and compassionate care for patients at the end of life.
You may be required to work on the wards within the division and across other areas in the hospital.
Our teams will give you care and support both personally and professionally in an environment where you are valued by the team, appreciated and accepted for being you.
Our teams support staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working opportunities and other staff benefits.
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