Senior Staff Nurse Rehab and Recovery

Priory Hospital Bristol

Full-time | 37.5 hours a week | Site-based at Bristol

Salary £39,392.

Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post-registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

This role is not suitable for newly qualified nurses or preceptorship nurses. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role. You will be working on the Rehab and Recovery ward. Our comprehensive rehabilitation services provide support for people with complex mental health needs. We align our services with the recommendations of the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCPMH), ensuring our patients are given the highest quality care to enable an appropriate transition back home or into community services, wherever possible.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred nursing care to a defined group of patients, assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care plans in partnership with patients and their families. They will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, maintain accurate clinical records, and ensure effective communication with patients, colleagues, and external stakeholders. The role includes supervising and supporting nursing and healthcare assistant staff, acting as Nurse in Charge when required, contributing to clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, medicines management, and professional standards. The post holder will also support the development of junior staff and student nurses while maintaining their own professional development and adherence to the NMC Code and organisational policies.

You will join the team on the Rehab and Recovery ward. In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.

About us

Priory Hospital Bristol, Stapleton, Bristol is a specialist mental health and addiction treatment service for individuals, families and couples. It provides fast access to treatment for a range of psychiatric conditions and addictions. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes serving Stapleton and Bristol Parkway railway station approximately 23 miles from the hospital.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,392 to £41,953 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

560023

Job locations

Priory Hospital Bristol

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For more information, please click APPLY NOW, where you will be diverted to our website to view a job description, or you can contact the hospital HR on MaureenMcgarrigle@priorygroup.com

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

Job responsibilities

For more information, please click APPLY NOW, where you will be diverted to our website to view a job description, or you can contact the hospital HR on MaureenMcgarrigle@priorygroup.com

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Essential

• Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post-registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

• • Desirable

• experience in Rehab and Recovery

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Essential

• Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post-registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

• • Desirable

• experience in Rehab and Recovery

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 .

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Healthcare

Address

Priory Hospital Bristol

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Healthcare

Address

Priory Hospital Bristol

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

For more information, please click APPLY NOW, where you will be diverted to our website to view a job description, or you can contact the hospital HR on MaureenMcgarrigle@priorygroup.com

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

Requirements

Essential

• Essential

• Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post-registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme

• • Desirable

• experience in Rehab and Recovery