Senior Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 12/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join the Orthopaedic Trauma Unit. The role involves working with diverse patients, including those with trauma, spinal, head, and poly trauma injuries. You will be responsible for delivering patient-focused care and providing clinical and managerial leadership to nursing staff. The unit offers excellent development opportunities, including weekly teaching sessions and advanced courses.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate/relevant post-reg experience
- Trauma Orthopaedic experience
- NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience as a Band 6
- Spinal/ traction trained
- Bowel care trained
- Registered Nurse
- Orthopaedic Course
- Appropriate/relevant post-reg experience
- Trauma Orthopaedic experience
- NHS experience
- Leadership experience as a Band 6
- Spinal/ traction trained
- Bowel care trained
- Registered Nurse
- Orthopaedic Course
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)
Are you an outstanding registered nurse who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting & rewarding clinical area? Do you like that no two days are ever the same? Do you have a passion for trauma, spinal injury, head injury and poly trauma patients? Do you have strong leadership and management skills? If yes then the Trauma Unit is the place for you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly, professional, successful and outstanding team.
We offer great opportunities for further development in your career. We hold weekly ward teaching sessions alongside consultant led teaching. We have an active advanced trauma nurse team who hold regular teaching on traction and spinal injuries, bi-yearly trauma specific SDs as well as a Trauma Immediate Life Support course.
We also offer further development by offering level 6 & 7 courses linked to the local universities alongside trust leadership courses.
We also have opportunities for link roles if you have a passion in a certain area of nursing and can offer training in that area to improve your role.
Main duties of the job
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