Registered Nurse - Ella Rowcroft Ward

Registered Nurse – Ella Rowcroft Ward

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Are you interested in working in an exciting and innovative environment, supporting patients undergoing joint replacement surgery and supporting enhanced recovery? Are you looking for a new challenge?

Ella Rowcroft ward & HCU at Torbay Hospital is currently looking to appoint a Band 5 – Registered Nurse. We are looking for a caring and motivated individual to join our multidisciplinary team.

You will need to show commitment, have good communication skills and be an organised individual with a passion to care for people.

This ward will give RN's a great opportunity to learn multiple new clinical skills in a supportive and dynamic team.

We are looking forward to meeting you… Join us, you'll love it.

Main duties of the job

• You will be a registered nurse and will be looking to work on the ward, caring for pre & postoperative elective joint replacement patients and care for orthopaedic day surgery patients.
• Training will be given to support you in this role. As part of the role you will be expected to support Student Nurses and TAPS through their placement.
• Due to elective work restarting and we are seeing larger numbers of patients discharged home.
• We are actively supporting enhanced recovery and nurse lead discharge for elective joint replacements, A part of the role with be education pre & post operatively.

About us

Come and join us in beautiful Torbay. Torbay Hospital is ideally situated by the coast and not far from Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Exeter and Plymouth cities are both easily reached for shopping trips and exploring. This is an exciting opportunity to come and work with us.

Job responsibilities

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description / Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Skills

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

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