Staff Nurse (Castle Ward) – Fixed Term 12 Months
Department: General Nursing.
NHS AfC: Band 5.
Contract: Fixed term – 12 months (maternity cover).
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum.
Closing: 23/11/2025 23:59.
Job Overview
Are you an enthusiastic registered nurse who would enjoy working in a diverse, exciting and rewarding clinical area? Castle ward currently has an opportunity to appoint a staff nurse to join their friendly, professional and successful team. Castle ward is a 29 bedded unit specialising in the care of rheumatology and endocrine patients. The Ward is also a medical ward that admits patients with general medical conditions.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
All staff members have an active role in the health promotion of patients on Castle ward. Working with our excellent highly skilled team you will develop a wide range of clinical skills helping to progress your career. There are opportunities to care for acutely ill patients, working within a competency framework supporting you to gain more skills and knowledge in this speciality. You will receive induction and specialist training tailored to the area including care of patients with Diabetes. We will provide you support through your induction and developmental phase. You will be allocated with a mentor who will guide you through completion of your competencies. We have a robust appraisal process to ensure that your professional development is achieved within a set time frame. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your career in an innovative area of nursing and we welcome passionate nurses to enhance our team.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Registered Nurse/Midwife or working towards registration
Experience
* Through placement or employment in an acute clinical environment
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge and up-to-date nursing practice with evidence of critical thinking and problem solving
* Demonstrates awareness of current professional nursing issues
Staff Benefits
* Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
* Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
* NHS pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Money Advice Service
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
* On‑site nursery (based at RBH)
* Full educational library services
* Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
* Bus to work scheme
* Excellent rail and bus links
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail
Application Process
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third‑party recruitment system (TRAC). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and the Trust will not be able to respond to any e‑mails sent via NHS Jobs.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If appointed, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6‑month probationary period.
Contact
Giulio Grieco
Ward Manager
Email address
Telephone: 01183225484
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