Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bristol

Job summary

Cherry Ward functions as an 18 bedded mixed sex acute ward for adults of working age (18-65yrs). The ward successfully opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and since opening, our well developed, diverse and high achieving nursing team have received high praise. Cherry Ward takes pride on being a therapies driven acute inpatient ward where we focus on utilising least restrictive therapeutic approaches to caring for our service users.

The ward works closely with the other inpatient wards to facilitate treatment on both the AWP Callington Road Hospital site and other units across the locality. Working on Cherry Ward would provide you with a wealth of learning opportunities to develop new skills in working with service users from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, who are experiencing an acute episode of mental health problems.

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our experienced and cohesive team. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, evidence-based individualised and person centred care with the emphasis being on providing a therapeutic environment, allowing our service users a space for assessment, treatment and recovery.

All nursing staff are expected to work a mixture of shifts, consisting of earlies, lates, nights and weekends. All staff are expected to have undertaken or undertake RRI training and PERT.

Main duties of the job

Your role as a Band 5 Staff Nurse will include co-ordinating shifts, attending ward rounds, completing medication rounds, supervising students and HCA's. You will work closely with service users in the key working role, supporting both service users and their carers during their admission and discharge back in to the community.

Cherry Ward staff have a well-established working relationship with our neighbouring acute wards on the Callington Road site - we try to support each other wherever possible. All staff are expected to support other units on site, particularly in emergencies.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

21 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-BR114-0826

Job locations

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom