Job summary
Are you ready to make a real difference when it matters most? At Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our Emergency Department is at the heart of urgent care in Swindon and the surrounding region. We’re looking for passionate, resilient, and compassionate Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our dynamic and supportive ED team.
This role is offered on either a full-time or part-time basis, giving you flexibility to balance your career with your lifestyle.
- You’ll be expected to work the full spectrum of shifts, which includes long days, long nights, and twilight hours.
- Each shift lasts 11 hours and 45 minutes, and we do not operate short shifts.
- Flexibility and commitment to covering all shift types is essential.
We offer both permanent and fixed-term contract opportunities, giving you flexibility based on your long-time career goals.
Why join us?
- Be part of a fast-paced, high-performing team that thrives on teamwork, innovation, and clinical excellence.
- Work in a modern, purpose built Emergency Department with brand new state of the art facilities.
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Supportive leadership and a strong focus of staff wellbeing and career progression.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high quality, patient centred care in a busy and diverse emergency setting.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Respond swiftly and effectively to a wide range of clinical presentations, from minor injuries to life threatening emergencies.
- Contribute to a culture of safety, learning and continuous improvement.
- Play an active role in shaping and advancing the standards of care we deliver.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of nursing practice and help monitor outcomes to ensure we are always striving for excellence.
- We’re committed to your growth too, you’ll be encouraged and supported to pursue your own professional development, keeping your skills sharp and your career moving forward.
What we’re looking for?
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
- A calm, confident communicator with excellent clinical judgement.
- A collaborator with a flexible approach and a passion for emergency care.
- Previous ED experience is desirable but not essential, we welcome nurses looking to transition into emergency nursing.
Please note that we have concluded our Newly Qualified Nurses campaign for 2026 and are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath 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 heath 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.
Details
Date posted: 12 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 249-8205556
Job locations: Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, development, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role.
The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.
Please see attached Full Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Current/live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council
- Further qualifications relevant to the role
Desirable
- Diploma/Degree qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Mentor/Supervision Course
- Completed/completing the RCN National curriculum and competency framework for emergency nursing level 1
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience nursing patients in an acute / community setting or recently completed a Return to Nursing course
- Experience within a range of patient/client care groups
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification and Preceptorship
Desirable
- Experience working within an Emergency department
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom
Employer’s website: https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: ED Nurse Manager, Georgia Davey, georgia.davey1@nhs.net, 01793607368
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