HCRG Care Group
Registered Nurse Band 5

The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
As a Registered Nurse Band 5 you will be part of our valued team in our Sulis Ward at St Martins Hospital Bath team, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Band 5 Nurse to join our team at St Martin's Hospital, Sulis Ward. In this role, you will play a crucial part in the provision of high-quality patient care by assessing care needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating care programs. You will demonstrate the ability to perform all relevant forms of nursing care competently without direct supervision, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety. Additionally, the role involves active participation in teaching, supervision, and preceptorship/mentorship of learners and other staff and in the absence of a more senior nurse, the post holder will take charge of the ward. Whether you are a compassionate and experienced Band 5 Nurse committed to excellence or a motivated, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

About us
Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. The company works with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. HCRG Care Group delivers and transforms adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. They support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year. The company operates guided by their values: we care, we think, we do. HCRG Care Group is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from a diverse range of individuals and is a Disability Confident Committed company.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1572047926
Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Bath, BA2 5RP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To provide and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• To carry out all relevant forms of care competently without direct supervision.
• Communicate with members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate continuity of care and promote effective team working.
• To participate in the teaching, supervision and preceptorship/mentorship of learners and other staff.
• Take charge of the ward in the absence of a more senior nurse.
• The post holder will work in partnership with the Ward / Department Sister to ensure that the standards of nursing care are met at all times. This includes assisting the ward / department Sister and the whole team to meet the agreed standards of hospital cleanliness within the work environment.

The Ideal Candidate
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Must have UK NHS experience working on a ward
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff
• Knowledge of current issues in health care
• Standards of Professional Practice
• Good verbal and written skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Committed to working with people
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification
• Awareness of speciality
• Capable of lateral thinking

About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Must have UK NHS experience working on a ward Willing to undergo training as necessary Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff Knowledge of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice Good verbal and written skills Ability to organise and prioritise workload Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members Enthusiastic and self-motivated Committed to working with people Flexible and adaptable Ability to work as part of a team Demonstrate a commitment to self-development

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.

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: HCRG Care Group
Address: HCRG Care Group, Bath, BA2 5RP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, HCRG Care Group, ask.hr@hcrgcaregroup.com

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