Staff Nurse
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS1 2LXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
5 days leftJob description
We are seeking an enthusiastic, flexible, and patient-focused Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly Ophthalmology Outpatients team. This is an excit...
The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills, being required to communicate effectively within the team; participate in motivating and supporting team members with the ability to supervise staff and students in the absence of more senior staff.
They will act as a role model including mentor for learners and junior staff and participate in ward meetings to help to promote new ideas and to benefit care.
The post holder will be in receipt of confidential and sensitive information and will deal with it according to Trust policy.
The post holder will be responsible for setting up the clinic rooms.
Leadership and team management
The post holder will work with senior nurses to develop management skills, leading the team and organising the workload for an area of the department.
They will respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.
They will support the ward manager with effective use of resources e.g.staffing, supplies and stores.
T The post holder will have an awareness of the Major Incident Policy
Practical and technical skills
Be in charge of the daily shifts
Venepuncture
Assisting intravitreal injections
Working in outreach sites if needed
- The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills, being required to communicate effectively within the team; participate in motivating and supporting team members with the ability to supervise staff and students in the absence of more senior staff.
- They will act as a role model including mentor for learners and junior staff and participate in ward meetings to help to promote new ideas and to benefit care.
- The post holder will be in receipt of confidential and sensitive information and will deal with it according to Trust policy.
- The post holder will be responsible for setting up the clinic rooms.
- The post holder will work with Senior Nurses to develop their management skills, taking day to day responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of more senior staff; Organising and prioritising patient care and ensuring effective delegation to provide safe skill mix for all areas of the department.
- They will assist in maintaining and improving patient care by participating in quality initiatives, e.g. Essence of Care, Audit.
- The post holder will respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.
- The staff member will support the ward manager with effective use of resources e.g. staffing, supplies and stores.
- The post holder will act as link nurse regarding a specific aspect of care or as delegated by the departmental manager.
- The post holder will have an awareness of the Major Incident Policy.
- The role will involve ensuring that all infection control needs are met and that equipment is available and in safe working order, reporting.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries and limitations of the role
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in Ophthalmic nursing
- Assessor Student Nurse/NVQ Assessor or willing to work towards
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing using the English language proficiently
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
22 September 2026
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