Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - RUH at Home
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Bath, BA13NGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Deliver hospital-level care where it can make a real difference: in a patient's own home. RUH Hospital at Home (RUH@Home) is our consultant-led virtua...
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred care for patients with acute, complex and frailty-related needs.
- Use your clinical judgement to recognise deterioration and respond or escalate appropriately.
- Deliver safe, effective and compassionate nursing care, including medicines and treatments.
- Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the wider MDT to promote independence and achieve positive outcomes.
- Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical documentation, dignity and confidentiality.
- Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Coordinate the RUH@Home caseload, prioritising visits, allocating patients and supporting effective patient flow.
- Support the management of complex and deteriorating patients, ensuring timely escalation and transfer where required.
- Work closely with acute, community and primary care partners to support admission avoidance and safe, timely discharge.
- Identify and escalate clinical or operational pressures and contribute to service improvement.
- Support the effective use of remote monitoring and virtual ward technology.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
- Experience of caring for acutely unwell adults
- Ability to travel independently throughout the locality
Desirable: - Community nursing experience; - Frailty or Older Persons experience; - Experience coordinating daily caseloads or service delivery
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Provenance
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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