Job summary

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (Orthopaedic Trauma Unit)

**This is a fixed-term / secondment opportunity to September 2027 (to cover maternity leave)**

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

Are you an outstanding registered nurse who enjoys working in a diverse, exciting & rewarding clinical area? Do you like that no two days are ever the same? Do you have a passion for trauma, spinal injury, head injury and poly trauma patients? Do you have strong leadership and management skills? If yes then the Trauma Unit is the place for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly, professional, successful and outstanding team.

We offer great opportunities for further development in your career. We hold weekly ward teaching sessions alongside consultant led teaching. We have an active advanced trauma nurse team who hold regular teaching on traction and spinal injuries, bi-yearly trauma specific SDs as well as a Trauma Immediate Life Support course.

We also offer further development by offering level 6 & 7 courses linked to the local universities alongside trust leadership courses.

We also have opportunities for link roles if you have a passion in a certain area of nursing and can offer training in that area to improve your role.

Main duties of the job

The trauma team works closely with the dedicated fractured neck of femur unit, collaborating across specialties including ortho-geriatricians, medical and surgical teams.

We ensure that all of our staff are supported in the working environment by always having a band 6 SSN on duty during the day, and during some night shifts.

We have a supervisory band 7 Sister and an active practice education team who can work alongside staff as required.

We offer a two week supernumerary induction program on the ward to help new staff settle into our team.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.