Registered Nurse - Ward 5B
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a secondment post for a Registered Nurse on Ward 5B, an emergency orthopaedic ward at Lister Hospital. The role involves providing high-standard, patient-focused care to patients with fractured neck of femurs and other orthopaedic issues. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and speedy discharges, performing duties such as pre and post-operative care, wound care, and managing deteriorating patients. The position requires flexibility for shifts including long days, short days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
- Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
- Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
- Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Venipuncture and cannulation
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
- Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
- Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)
- Qualifications / Training
- Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
- Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
- Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
- Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
- Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
- Computer literacy
- Venipuncture and cannulation
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
- Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
- Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,049 – £37,796 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Registered Nurse - Ward 5B
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is for a secondment post until May 2027.
Ward 5B is a 30 bedded emergency orthopaedic ward, compromising of 4 bedded bays and side rooms. We predominately look after patients with fractured neck of femurs as well as other orthopaedic issues such as rib fractures and spinal fractures. As a department we focus on autonomous and nurse led/ patient focused care.
As a registered nurse, you will work closely with your nursing colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team, consisting of doctors, physios, OT and the discharge team. to facilitate the speedy and safe discharges of our patients.
This role will include long days, short days, nights, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
As a registered nurse you will provide a high standard of care and support the team to deliver a high quality service which is linked to high standards of patient care.
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