Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-7380968-T2
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tunbridge Wells Hospital
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Ward 12
Band 5
Job overview
Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICB.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurses on Ward 12 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. This is a busy 30 bedded acute medical ward specialising in gastroenterology and cardiology.
Ward 12 will offer you an opportunity to develop clinical knowledge and nursing skills in caring for patients with liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, functional disturbances, acute, chronic and complex conditions effecting the heart.
Main duties of the job
To work according to the NMC Code, Professional Standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives 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.
The post holder should be competent in carrying out relevant care without direct supervision.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected]t if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered nurse registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further education since qualification
- Mentorship/Preceptorship course (or equivalent)
- Advance Life Support provider
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse.
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how to apply it to self.
- Understanding of NMC Code and requirements of it for own practice and behaviour.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS
Desirable criteria
- experience at Band 5 in an acute setting
- Proficient clinician and clinical role model
- Understanding of audit and benchmarking processes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Evident commitment to high standards of patient-centred care
- Adaptable and flexible
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to reflect on practice, accept criticism and act constructively
- Understanding of own accountability, responsible and reliable
- Good written and non-verbal skills
- Utilises a problem-solving approach to work
- Demonstrates effective nursing practice in all basic registered nurse procedures.
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
- Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
- Demonstrates awareness of research-based practice
Desirable criteria
- IT/Keyboard skills
- Commitment to teaching others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bincy Samuel
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892 635558
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