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Staff Nurse - Forrester Brown Ward Maternity coverNHS

Bath, BA1 3NG Fixed-Term
Posted 17 September 2026 Closing date 30 September 2026
Oldfield Park Rail Station (1 mile, direct) Bitton (Avon Valley Railway) (4.5 miles, direct) Broad Quay (1.7 miles, direct)

Job summary

Forrester Brown ward has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team covering maternity leave and help us to deliver high quality care to our orthopaedic patients.

Forrester Brown is a trauma and orthopaedic ward that provides high quality care to our trauma orthopaedic patients. It is a busy, energetic place to work with a close team. We are proud to provide excellent care to patients from admission through to discharge. Staff work to our trust values which are -Everyone Matters, Making A Difference, and Working Together in all that they do.

The post will be fixed term for up to 9 months full time , and will provide the successful candidate with new skills, competence and development opportunities as well as the security of being part of a knowledgeable, supportive team.

We welcome both experienced and newly qualified nurses. Ideally you should be motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn about orthopaedics.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

  • The assessment of care and health education needs
  • The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient

To gain experience and skills in:

  • Clinical practice
  • Facilitation and teaching
  • Management (as appropriate

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

Job description

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about ourextensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future withthe landmark Dyson Cancer Centreand ourpassion for research.

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