Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-NM099-26-E
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Care Organisation
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Surgical Triage Unit
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse, with post registration experience, to join our team as a Registered Staff Nurse on the Surgical Triage Unit (STU).
STU is a fast-paced, 16-bedded unit with a seating area accommodating up to 20 patients awaiting assessment.
Nurses looking for an exciting challenge and a wealth of opportunities are encouraged to join our current nursing workforce who continually go above and beyond to ensure the Trust delivers outstanding patient care.
Main duties of the job
You will embrace the challenge of working in a highly diverse environment, committed to becoming the safest organisation in the NHS.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated nurse, with post registration experience, who has transferable skills and is passionate about the quality of care we deliver to our patients.
You’ll also enjoy a working environment that’s every bit as good as the care we provide and receive support from an experienced and well established senior nursing team.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK,.
Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Registration & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
- Degree / Diploma in Nursing studies or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship qualification.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post-registration experience
- Communicates succinctly, clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Able to work effectively as a member a multi-disciplinary team as well as independently
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of team leadership
- IV therapy including venepuncture & cancellation.
- Previous experience of working within a surgical environment
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
- Jessica Khokhar
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 4004
- Additional information
For an informal visit please contact Jessica Khokhar
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