Staff Nurse (Castle Ward )
The closing date is 30 July 2025
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic registered nurse who would enjoy working in a diverse, exciting & 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.
Main duties of the job
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 frame work supporting you to gain more skills and knowledge in this specialty.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.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Details
Date posted
16 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7315953NCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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