Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long Days and Nights)
- Job ref
- 177-EMER-7370579
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Gorleston
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 08:00
Employer heading

Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
Ward 15 is a 31 bedded mixed sex Acute Respiratory Medical ward.
Ward 15 are looking for a nurse to assess basic and specialist care needs of patients and implement without direct supervision. The nurse should at all times act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence to safeguard the interest of individual patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
To ensure that agreed standards of nursing practice within the ward/department area are maintained.
To ensure that all Trust, Divisional, and Ward/Department Health & Safety Policies are adhered to.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Diploma or degree in nursing
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken Assessor training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in past 12-18 months of looking after patients in a health care environment
- Previous experience in acute clinical setting
- Broad clinical knowledge base
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience in last 12 months
- Previous experience Surgical/Medical specialities
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Confident and calm attitude with the ability to work under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Compassionate
- Punctual and reliable
- Motivated and enthusiastic, shows initiative
- IT skills
Behavioural qualities
Essential criteria
- Collaboration
- Accountability
- Respect
- Empowerment
- Support
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
- Isabel Costa
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452015
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