Please note, this vacancy is open only to candidates who are expected to qualify in the UK in 2026.
Start Your Career With Us! Join our nursing team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH).
Are you a student nurse in your final year who will be qualifying in 2026? Are you looking to work for an organisation that values everyone’s contribution and works as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other and our local community?
We are inviting applications from nurses graduating from Adult Nursing and Children and Young People degree programmes. We have a range of opportunities to set you off on your nursing journey within our varied wards and departments.
We know the transition from student to qualified nurse can feel overwhelming –so we’ve designed a supportive environment to help you thrive from day one.
We are passionate about developing the next generation of nurses. You’ll join a friendly, highly developed, award-winning preceptorship team, committed to mentoring and guiding you as you build confidence and skills in a real-world setting.
Our aim is to help you develop your skills as a registered nurse and provide you with a real foundation for your future so you can progress your career whether that’s specialising, leading, or advancing into new roles such as Sister/Charge Nurse, Specialist Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Lead Nurse and Chief Nurse. Come and join us, your journey starts here!
We offer full and part time hours and support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the services.
In this key role, you will:
To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
The assessment of care and health education needs
The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient
To gain experience and skills in:
Clinical practice
Facilitation and teaching
Management (as appropriate
To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath , learn about our extensive package of staff benefits , and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research .
As part of your application, you'll be invited to select your top three preferred clinical areas. We recognise how important it is to start your career in an area that interests and inspires you, and we will make every effort to accommodate preferences. However, this cannot be guaranteed, as placements will also depend on service needs and vacancy availability at the time of appointment. This will be explored further at interview stage.
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about our Staff Nurse role
