Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 230-44148480-W&C-A
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Gynaecology Staff Nurse
Band 5
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
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Job overview
Gynaecology Staff Nurse
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 9th April 2025
Interview Date: 17th April 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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We are looking to expand our Band 5 nursing team within Gynaecology.
The role will include working in our Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Unit and supporting our Gynaecology diagnostic lists, which include, Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy.
We offer a friendly environment and provide support in your clinical development giving you the opportunity to work for an organisation supporting its local community.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver a high standard of nursing care without direct supervision, based upon a sound evidence base. Undertakes and documents a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the physical, social and spiritual needs of the patient where appropriate. Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
- Manage a group of patients throughout a shift as delegated by the Lead Nurse
- Working within the N.M.C Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitation.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
eXcellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care for a specified group of patients as delegated by senior nursing staff, involving patients and carers where appropriate.
- Acts as a team leader, delegating appropriate tasks and supervising the standard of care delivered by unqualified staff and learner nurses in the ward team.
- Deliver a high standard of nursing care without direct supervision, based upon a sound evidence base.
- Undertakes and documents a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the physical, social and spiritual needs of the patient where appropriate.
- Creates and utilizes opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
- Manage a group of patients throughout a shift as delegated by nurse in charge.
- Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Undertaken wide experience during training in an acute setting
- Able to demonstrate clinical knowledge, skills and expertise
- Demonstrate the use of evidence based practice in a care setting
- Demonstrates the awareness and impact of clinical governance
- Critical analytical skills
- Knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Research or Clinical Audit
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered
- Nursing Degree/Diploma/Nearing the completion of NMC approved nurse training
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Qualification / Evidence of Continuous professional development
- Evidence of teaching/supporting others
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
- Thelma Hodder
- Job title
- Matron for Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07770448282
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