Staff Nurse - Ward 12C
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or experienced Staff Nurse to join a 22-bedded multi-speciality Elective Surgical Ward at Wycombe Hospital. The role involves delivering high standards of safe patient care within a friendly and supportive team. Successful candidates will benefit from in-house specialist training, professional development, and a preceptorship programme for new nurses or a tailored development plan for experienced nurses. The position requires working a 24/7 shift rotation including long days and nights.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or student nurse awaiting confirmation
- Committed to own professional development to enhance practice
Desirable criteria
- Post registration Education eg Mentorship, Intravenous drug administration, Intravenous cannulation desirable but not essential.
- Post registration experience desirable but not essential
- Previous surgical nursing experience
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- The ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and the MDT verbally and non-verbal with clear concise documentation
- Willingness to reflect and alter communication skills according to the patient/client group and situation
- Be able to care for patients without prejudice related to gender, religion, disability
- Ability to work under pressure on a busy acute ward with high acuity patients
- Aware of the NMC code of conduct and the implications on care provided to client group, critically analysing situations to ensure patient safety and safe practice
- SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- Ability to travel to other sites when necessary
- Flexible and able to work internal rotation, day and nights
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Registered Nurse or student nurse awaiting confirmation
- Committed to own professional development to enhance practice
- Post registration Education eg Mentorship, Intravenous drug administration, Intravenous cannulation desirable but not essential.
- Post registration experience desirable but not essential
- Previous surgical nursing experience
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- The ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and the MDT verbally and non-verbal with clear concise documentation
- Willingness to reflect and alter communication skills according to the patient/client group and situation
- Be able to care for patients without prejudice related to gender, religion, disability
- Ability to work under pressure on a busy acute ward with high acuity patients
- Aware of the NMC code of conduct and the implications on care provided to client group, critically analysing situations to ensure patient safety and safe practice
- SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- Ability to travel to other sites when necessary
- Flexible and able to work internal rotation, day and nights
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 16d
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Ward 12C
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Newly Qualified or experienced Nurse.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on a 22 bedded multi speciality Elective Surgical Ward at Wycombe Hospital.
We are looking to recruit a keen, enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic individual to deliver and drive high standards of safe patient care.
We have some excellent opportunities for you to expand your clinical skills and be part of our friendly, supportive, proactive team.
In-house specialist training is provided and we actively promote professional development and strive to offer a learning environment where staff feel empowered to enhance their knowledge and skills.
If you are a newly qualified nurse, you will be supported through the Trusts 1 year preceptorship programme.
For experienced nurses, your development will be tailored to your individual needs along with a specifically designed surgical competency passport.
If you think that you would enjoy this challenge, have an approachable manner and excellent communication skills ,are a highly motivated Nurse and would like to work within a supportive and innovative environment we would be pleased to receive your application.
Shifs are based on a 24/7 shift rotation of long days and nights to meet the needs of the service.
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