Staff Nurse - Nicol Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Staff Nurse on the 20-bed Nicol Unit at Stratford upon Avon Hospital. The unit cares for patients needing admission prevention, recovery, rehabilitation, reablement, palliative care, or sub-acute intervention. The nurse will deliver high-standard care, assess patient needs, and implement and evaluate care programmes. They will work as part of a team committed to improving nursing care within the Trust.
Key responsibilities
- Take clinical responsibility for patients within your allocated area of work.
- Continuously assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment, using appropriate programmes/methods of care.
- Ensure a high delivery of quality care in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional conduct and maintain own NMC registration.
- In the absence of a senior colleague, co-ordinate the shift and take management responsibility for admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective flow and communications.
Essential criteria
- First Level RGN
- Degree/Diploma in Nursing/Health studies
- NMC Registration
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the nursing process
- Able to efficiently plan and allocate work
- Demonstrates knowledge of research based practices
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrate an understanding of Equality and Diversity
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to express self clearly and confidently - verbal and written
- Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others
- Able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Able to achieve personal objectives
- Flexible - can work shifts, weekend, bank holidays and evening duties
- Full Driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Must be willing to travel across localities.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Non-medical prescriber
- IT Skills
- Care of older people
- Acute nursing
- Able to manage time effectively
- Must be able to work on own initiative and be able to supervise other staff effectively
- Able to change duties at short notice
- Aware of current NHS issues and priorities
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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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Nicol Unit
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a caring, compassionate, self-motivated and reliable Nurse at the Stratford upon Avon Hospital . The Nicol unit is a 20-bed GP run ward caring for patients who require admission prevention, a period of recovery, rehabilitation, reablement, palliative care or sub-acute intervention.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high standard of nursing care to patients undergoing surgical or medical treatment. The post holders will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs, and implementation and evaluation of the programme of the care. The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of nursing care within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
**We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Up
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