Senior Staff Nurse Rehab and Recovery

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us. 

Healthcare benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Priory Hospital Bristol
Full-time | 37.5 hours a week | Site-based at Bristol
Salary £39,392.

Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

This role is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or preceptorship nurses. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

You will be working on the Rehab and Recovery ward.
Our comprehensive rehabilitation services provide support for people with complex mental health needs. We align our services with the recommendations of the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCPMH), ensuring our patients are given the highest quality care to enable an appropriate transition back home or into community services, wherever possible.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred nursing care to a defined group of patients, assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care plans in partnership with patients and their families. They will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, maintain accurate clinical records, and ensure effective communication with patients, colleagues, and external stakeholders. The role includes supervising and supporting nursing and healthcare assistant staff, acting as Nurse in Charge when required, contributing to clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, medicines management, and professional standards. The post holder will also support the development of junior staff and student nurses while maintaining their own professional development and adherence to the NMC Code and organisational policies.

You will join the team on the Rehab and Recovery ward. In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Located 5 minutes away from Bristol Parkway train station and 10 minutes away from Bristol Temple Meads train station Nearby motorway network, providing access to the South West, Wales and London.

Essential

• Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post-registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

Desirable

• experience in Rehab and Recovery