Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for one permanent Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse and one 12-month secondment Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse within the Department of Acute Medicine.

AMU is a 24hr unit caring for patients requiring assessments, medical interventions and ongoing treatment. This fast paced, high acuity unit receives patients directly from GP surgery's and our SDEC department. Once we have assessed and stabilised our patients, they either move to a speciality ward or discharged home.

As a nursing team we work closely with and are well supported by our MDT colleagues to ensure our patients receive the best possible care and treatment to ensure they can be discharged as quickly as possible.

If you feel you can bring excellent leadership and clinical skills, have experience of working within General Internal Medicine and would thrive working in a hospital that has been rated as good by the CQC, this senior staff nurse post could be for you.

** You must be able to work all shifts - long days/nights/weekends/earlies and lates **

Main duties of the job
To work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines to provide a high standard of patient care using a flexible patient centered care approach.

To provide an expert level of professional practice within nursing (speciality), and to be responsible for the management of a nursing team, providing advice, information and support. To actively support the sister/charge nurse, assisting in the safe, effective and efficient management of the ward/department and deputising in their absence.

To assume responsibility for undertaking tasks delegated by the ward managers including mentoring roles, auditing and clinical governance. To promote a ward/department environment that is conducive to learning, supporting and participating in the supervision/teaching of the more junior and/or new staff, both nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary team

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and 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 the South West has 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 and retain a workforce which represents the 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 application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 18 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 387-MED7067-GE
Job locations: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification
• Emergency Care Course
• Intermediate Life Support Course or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Significant Emergency Care and Acute Medicine experience in an Acute hospital setting
• Evidence of Clinical Competence in critical care Assessment
• Ability to take the lead on innovative practice
• Experience of teaching/mentoring/support staff

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Evidence of recent relevant continuous professional development. Clinical competence in all aspects of Emergency Care
• Ability to direct, supervise and lead more junior staff
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care to ensure high standards are maintained
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to identify problems and act appropriately to maintain an efficient service
• Evidence of the application of national strategies in clinical practice

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).

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.