Job summary
We are currently recruiting for experienced Band 5 Registered Nurses with post-preceptorship experience for our busy but friendly Haematology Ward.

We look after patients with different haematology conditions such as sickle cell disease, haemophilia, leukemia, and lymphomas. The ward manages complex treatments and regimes where you develop excellent time management skills and are able to develop your nursing skills.

Our Registered Nurses take great pride in providing quality and compassionate patient care. These roles are essential to the experience of our patients and their relatives and carers, and they complement the clinical care provided by our multi-disciplinary team of doctors and therapists. In addition, band 5 assists in quality initiatives, supports more junior staff and takes a leading role within the department.

Successful candidates must have post-preceptorship experience.

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job
Plan the delivery of patient care and take responsibility for implementing and evaluating that care, using an appropriate nursing model. To provide advice and education to patients, staff and learners within the directorate as required. To develop communication networks across specialities and throughout the multidisciplinary team. To be able to prioritise their own workload and of those working with them such as learners and Healthcare Assistants. Conduct nursing care to the highest possible standard according to Trust Policies and Practice and Clinical Guidelines. This requires a thorough understanding of policies and guidance related to for example: infection control, hygiene, and individualised patient needs. To administer oral and intravenous medication, chemotherapy, blood transfusions and blood products to patients according to Trust Policy after completing required competences. The post holder will have a comprehensive knowledge of nursing and will be able to care for a patient from admission to discharge.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 218-NM-B5-8157711
Job locations: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge road, Coventry, CV2 2DX

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur
• A competent practitioner, teaching, assessing and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff
• Responsible for administering chemotherapy treatment in accordance with the trust policy. Training is provided
• Managing invasive devices i.e. Central, Hickman, and Picc lines in accordance with trust policy and supervision. Training is provided
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways
• Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures
• Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data
• Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Current Professional Registration
• Diploma/degree in Nursing
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Completion of first year preceptorship programme
• Desirable: Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Chemotherapy administration qualification

Experience

• Essential: Professional Clinical experience
• Post-Preceptorship experience
• Desirable: Ability to successfully manage people and change

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of the Professional Code of Conduct
• Able to apply evidence-based practice
• Awareness of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
• Desirable: An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS

Skills

• Essential: Competent in the administration of medications including via the intravenous route
• IT Skills
• Patient focused
• Good communication skills
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Good management of own and others time
• Able to use initiative and make decisions
• Analyses problems and implements appropriates solutions
• Desirable: Have a confident approach and the ability to inspire confidence
• Managing invasive devices i.e. Central, Hickman and Picc lines
• Familiar with Electronic Patient Records (EPR)

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Essential: Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).