Registered Nurse – St Luke’s Hospital

Headington, Oxford | Registered Nurse | Nursing and rehabilitation care

Make a meaningful difference every shift. St Luke’s Hospital is looking for a compassionate and confident Registered Nurse to join our friendly nursing team in Headington, Oxford.

St Luke’s is a registered charity and nursing home providing short-term nursing and rehabilitation following surgery or illness, planned respite care, end-of-life care and long-term residential nursing care. Working alongside our in-house physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams, you will deliver safe, person-centred care that promotes dignity, recovery and independence.

The role

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised nursing care, build trusted relationships with patients, residents and families, and provide clinical leadership during your shift.

Key responsibilities

• Assess individual needs and create, implement and review person-centred care plans.

• Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care in line with the NMC Code and St Luke’s policies.

• Administer medicines and treatments safely, monitor outcomes and escalate concerns promptly.

• Recognise changes or deterioration in a person’s condition and take appropriate action.

• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential digital care and medication records.

• Work with GPs, healthcare professionals, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to coordinate care and rehabilitation.

• Promote dignity, choice, safeguarding, infection prevention, mobility, nutrition, hydration and skin integrity.

• Communicate sensitively with patients, residents and families, including during end-of-life care.

• Lead the shift team, delegate safely and support auxiliary nurses and other colleagues.

• Contribute to incident reporting, incident review, audits, quality improvement, training and NMC revalidation.

What we’re looking for

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) with current NMC registration.

• At least 12 months’ post-registration experience.

• Ability to work as part of a team across the 7 day rota

• Strong clinical assessment, care-planning and medicines-management skills.

• Confidence using digital care-planning and medication systems.

• Clear, compassionate communication and effective multidisciplinary teamwork.

• A commitment to dignity, safeguarding, equality, accountability and continuing professional development.

• The ability to prioritise, make sound clinical decisions and remain calm in a changing care environment.

Why join St Luke’s?

• Make a visible difference across rehabilitation, respite, long-term nursing and end-of-life care.

• Work closely with an experienced nursing team and dedicated in-house physiotherapy and occupational therapy colleagues.

• Join a charity that values person-centred care, learning, professional development and continuous improvement.

• Work in a welcoming Headington setting close to Oxford’s main acute hospitals, with on-site parking and good public transport links.

Apply now

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse who wants to provide thoughtful, individual care within a supportive multidisciplinary team, we would be delighted to hear from you. Apply with your CV and a brief summary of why you would like to join St Luke’s Hospital.

Pay

• Hourly rate £21-£23.80 p/hr

• Weekend and night enhancements £23-£27 p/hr