HMT Sancta Maria Hospital

Registered General Nurse - Ward (Bank)

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

If you're passionate about care, innovation and excellence, then HMT could be the perfect place for the next step in your career. We have an exciting opportunity to our join our Ward Team at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea.

This is a bank position. Bank work offers a unique combination of flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to provide valuable contributions to our teams while gaining experience in a dynamic healthcare environment

What is Bank Work?

Bank vacancies are not contracted to fixed hours; instead, they allow workers to pick shifts that align with their availability. Our Bank workers enable HMT to managing fluctuating demand, such as covering staff absences, busy periods, or unexpected workload increases whilst offering you the flexibility pick up shifts as available.

HMT Sancta Maria, along with their sister hospital HMT, St Hughs in Grimsby, has a mission to provide safe, high quality care in order to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of their patients. Part of the Healthcare Management Trust, HMT Sancta Maria is a non-profit organisation using their surpluses to fund medical research, educational grants and dementia charities

You'll work alongside other passionate professionals who are committed to providing the best care. We foster a collaborative and supportive approach to learning that helps everyone succeed.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to provide high standards of direct patient care to a variety of different surgical patients within the ward/day unit environment. Enhancing patient care, while developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing own knowledge through a lifelong learning approach

The post holder will work under the guidance of the ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care as part of the ward team.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with the guidance and support of more senior staff. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to experience for any area specified.

The post holder will be accountable for their nursing practice, adhere to the policies and protocols of HMT and the NMC. He/she will have a responsibility for their own personal and professional development and will assist in the continuing professional development and overall performance of learners e.g. student nurses and junior staff in the clinical area.

At HMT, we take pride in delivering exceptional healthcare through our two private hospitals: St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea. Both hospitals are dedicated to providing expert, patient-centred care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.

About us

At the Healthcare Management Trust, we are obsessed with achieving our Vision, to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services. Our Purpose is, to make every contact count, ensuring every resident and patient receives the best possible experience and outcome.

We aim to provide services which value collaboration and place our residents, patients and people at the heart of all we do. We will always do the right thing for our residents, patients and people. We will be outwardly connected to the most innovative practices and service offerings in the market. We will do things differently and will be bold with our ambition to change things for the better.

We are passionate about what we do and so are our people. Bringing their most authentic selves to work and seeking joy and fun in what we do. We will deliver care and clinical interactions compassionately and tailor them to individual needs. We achieve this by living our business Values each and every day:

  • We are caring
  • We are enterprising
  • We are resourceful
  • We are authentic
  • We are accountable

Our benefits include:

  • Competitive pay
  • Wellbeing support
  • Continuous learning
  • Career progression

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19.02 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

E0013-25-0025

Job locations

Sancta Maria Hospital

Lamberts Road

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA1 8FD


Job description

Job responsibilities

At the Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), we are committed to delivering the highest quality healthcare and understand that our well-trained, passionate team of employees are at the heart of delivering the service our patients expect.

Our team of employees share our vision to provide world class healthcare, and we continuously improve the skills within our workforce to ensure we maintain our position within the healthcare sector. We know our team have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and by working together we develop an exciting and innovative workpace.

The post holder will be required to provide high standards of direct patient care to a variety of different surgical patients within the ward/day unit environment. Enhancing patient care, while developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing own knowledge through a lifelong learning approach

The post holder will work under the guidance of the ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care as part of the ward team.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with the guidance and support of more senior staff. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to experience for any area specified.

The post holder will be accountable for their nursing practice, adhere to the policies and protocols of HMT and the NMC. He/she will have a responsibility for their own personal and professional development and will assist in the continuing professional development and overall performance of learners e.g. student nurses and junior staff in the clinical area.

Job description

Job responsibilities

At the Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), we are committed to delivering the highest quality healthcare and understand that our well-trained, passionate team of employees are at the heart of delivering the service our patients expect.

Our team of employees share our vision to provide world class healthcare, and we continuously improve the skills within our workforce to ensure we maintain our position within the healthcare sector. We know our team have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and by working together we develop an exciting and innovative workpace.

The post holder will be required to provide high standards of direct patient care to a variety of different surgical patients within the ward/day unit environment. Enhancing patient care, while developing specific clinical competencies and enhancing own knowledge through a lifelong learning approach

The post holder will work under the guidance of the ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care as part of the ward team.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with the guidance and support of more senior staff. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to experience for any area specified.

The post holder will be accountable for their nursing practice, adhere to the policies and protocols of HMT and the NMC. He/she will have a responsibility for their own personal and professional development and will assist in the continuing professional development and overall performance of learners e.g. student nurses and junior staff in the clinical area.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Completion of Relevant training/ development programmes

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Nurse and care for a variety specialties and complexities of
  • surgery
  • Contribute to the development of programs of competency
  • Ability to analyze and prioritize patient care
  • Mentor new staff
  • Ability to work under pressure and provide high care standards
  • To act as a patient advocate
  • Act as a team member within the ward/ department
  • Assisting with other members of the team in maintaining a safe
  • ward environment
  • The safe administration of medications
  • Completing and updating accurate patient documentation.
  • To use the correct procedure when handing a patient into the
  • care of another nurse, giving the correct information and
  • instruction.

Desirable

  • IT Skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience In management, and wound management, Venepuncture skills

Desirable

  • NHS or Independent sector experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Completion of Relevant training/ development programmes

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Nurse and care for a variety specialties and complexities of
  • surgery
  • Contribute to the development of programs of competency
  • Ability to analyze and prioritize patient care
  • Mentor new staff
  • Ability to work under pressure and provide high care standards
  • To act as a patient advocate
  • Act as a team member within the ward/ department
  • Assisting with other members of the team in maintaining a safe
  • ward environment
  • The safe administration of medications
  • Completing and updating accurate patient documentation.
  • To use the correct procedure when handing a patient into the
  • care of another nurse, giving the correct information and
  • instruction.

Desirable

  • IT Skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience In management, and wound management, Venepuncture skills

Desirable

  • NHS or Independent sector experience

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).

Additional information

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

HMT Sancta Maria Hospital

Address

Sancta Maria Hospital

Lamberts Road

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA1 8FD


Employer's website

https://www.hmtsanctamaria.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

HMT Sancta Maria Hospital

Address

Sancta Maria Hospital

Lamberts Road

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA1 8FD


Employer's website

https://www.hmtsanctamaria.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Patient Care

Jess Sullivan

jsullivan@hmt-uk.org

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19.02 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

E0013-25-0025

Job locations

Sancta Maria Hospital

Lamberts Road

Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA1 8FD


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