Job summary
- Main area
- Tewkesbury Hospital
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 327-26-482
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tewkesbury Hospital
- Town
- Tewkesbury
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse
Band 5
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Theatre and Day Surgery Unit at Tewkesbury Hospital.
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Our modern, state-of-the-art theatres provide a welcoming and reassuring environment where patients receive safe, high-quality, and individualised care tailored to their needs.
In return for a flexible and proactive approach to work, and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of clinical care, successful candidates will benefit from a healthy work–life balance as part of a small, friendly, and supportive multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse who is compassionate, approachable, organised, and efficient, with a genuine passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred care. See Job description for desired skills and experience.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Lisa Ryland (Band 6) or Gemma Arkell (Band 6), on 0300 421 6147
The Elmbury Suite cares for adult patients, undergoing surgical procedures that will see them go home on the same day as surgery. Specialities we work with include Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and ENT, under local or general anaesthetic.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Registered Nurse (RN) requires you to function effectively as a member of the peri-operative team to ensure the safe provision and development of an efficient and high-quality service. You will be a key member of the peri-operative team ensuring that patients receive excellent standards of care. You will be confident in delivering peri-operative care and will have a broad knowledge and skill base.
You will be driven to ensure the standards of care you deliver are effective, current and evidenced-based and enjoy working within a small team putting the patient at the heart of everything that you do.
The role requires a team approach, providing and maintaining high standards of care. The RN/ODP will fulfil the roles on the ward undertaking assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing care for service users during the perioperative journey.
The post holder will be required to participate in training, supervision and competency assessment of learners, including student nurses and or other junior or inexperienced staff.
The unit is nurse led so the RN will need the experience and knowledge to ensure the safety of service users.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Degree in healthcare or equivalent.
- Level 1 RGN with current registration
- Evidence of on-going development.
Desirable criteria
- Post-reg qualification (e.g. care of elderly, care of the dying).
- Recognised qualifications in any of the following: • Mental Health • Care of the Elderly • Palliative Care
- Facilitated Learning and Practice or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
- A Management/leadership course at a PGC level.
NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Development of managerial skills to take charge of and lead a team post qualification
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Community Hospital experience pre and post registration
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Lisa Ryland
- Job title
- Theatre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 6147
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