Staff Nurse | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7794705/249-7699167-2 |
Summary
“Please note, if you are a student qualifying in Spring 2026, please be aware that we have concluded our NQ Nursing campaign and are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.”
Jupiter Ward is a 37-bed medical ward which specialises in caring for our elderly population.
We are a unique organisation in the sense we are the only integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire system.
We provide acute care for the Great Western Hospital, run adult community services across Swindon and manage primary care practices in Swindon, providing care for 30,000 patients.
Our 5,600 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year.
Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role. The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.
We are currently embedding a continuous improvement methodology we callImproving Togetherinto our organisation and are equipping all of our staff with the training and support to turn their great ideas into reality.
That will help us to deliver an even better level of patient care, but we know that we need an improved estate to offer quality care too. That is why we have a large site development plan underway, called our‘Way Forward Programme’, which seeks to develop a more integrated, streamlined and efficient health care system that will provide an effective balance of urgent and longer term care for patients’ best interests.
There has never been a better or more exciting time to join our organisation, and the opportunities for you are limitless.
1. Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.
2. Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
3. To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.
4. To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
5. To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
6. To document observations, assessments, results, decisions and actions. Effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and as appropriate, to carers.
7. Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines
8. To develop and maintain effective communication links with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies.
9. To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures including infection prevention & control initiatives.
10. Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g. vulnerable adults.
11. Promote and maintain the dignity and privacy of patients at all times.
12. To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and National Service Frameworks.
13. To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with re-evaluation requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
14. Actively encourage service users & carers for feedback and work with the outpatient team to develop action plans to address issues.
15. To promote best practice and monitor support workers practice.
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026
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