Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bristol
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
Cherry Ward is an 18-bedded acute ward for adults experiencing mental health problems, focusing on therapeutic approaches. We are seeking highly motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our experienced team. The role involves coordinating shifts, attending ward rounds, administering medication, and supervising junior staff. You will work closely with service users in a key working role, supporting their admission and discharge. The ward offers learning opportunities, training, supervision, and career development.
Essential criteria
- Mental Health Nursing Degree
- NMC Pin
- Ability to maintain accurate, appropriate records
- Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration and disposal of drugs
- De-escalation and listening skills
- Able to communicate effectively and efficiently
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse
- Mental Health Nursing Degree
- NMC Pin
- Ability to maintain accurate, appropriate records
- Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration and disposal of drugs
- De-escalation and listening skills
- Able to communicate effectively and efficiently
- Experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse
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 10d ago · Closes in 5d
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Job summary
Cherry Ward functions as an 18 bedded mixed sex acute ward for adults of working age (18-65yrs). The ward successfully opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and since opening, our well developed, diverse and high achieving nursing team have received high praise. Cherry Ward takes pride on being a therapies driven acute inpatient ward where we focus on utilising least restrictive therapeutic approaches to caring for our service users.
The ward works closely with the other inpatient wards to facilitate treatment on both the AWP Callington Road Hospital site and other units across the locality. Working on Cherry Ward would provide you with a wealth of learning opportunities to develop new skills in working with service users from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, who are experiencing an acute episode of mental health problems.
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our experienced and cohesive team. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, evidence-based individualised and person centred care with the emphasis being on providing a therapeutic environment, allowing our service users a space for assessment, treatment and recovery.
All nursing staff are expected to work a mixture of shifts, consisting of earlies, lates, nights and weekends. All staff are expected to have undertaken or undertake RRI trainin
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