Nurse – Bradbury Gardens
Job details
Salary
FTE £39442.37 plus 10% weekend enhancement
Role type
52 Week
Hours of work
Full time (37hrs) and Part time (20-36hrs)
Location status
Onsite, Bradbury Gardens
Contract type
Permanent
Interview date
TBC
Closing date
14/10/2025
About the role
Are you ready for a change in your career or healthcare environment? If so, your skills and knowledge would be invaluable for keeping our residents and students healthy and safe. Thanks to your passion for their wellbeing and undeniable drive to deliver high-quality care, they’ll be empowered to experience a world without limits.
Right now, we’re looking for registered nurses to work at our picturesque Bradbury Gardens service which is home to National Star College students and long term residents. There are both full time (37hrs) and part time (20-37hrs) opportunities available. You will need to have held your nursing qualification for a minimum of 12months.
The students and residents at National Star are medically complex and have a range of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, ASD, Spina Bifida, global developmental delay, acquired brain injury and hearing or visual impairment. As their nurse, you’ll share your expertise with the team because together, we make sure each person gets the personalised health care they need to manage pain or symptoms of their conditions so they can live the life they want. For you and us, it’s all about promoting independence and enabling them to study, socialise, enjoy their passions, hobbies and day-to-day activities.
You’ll:
Deliver day-to-day nursing
Be comfortable working alone as an autonomous clinician (alongside skilled care staff) or as part of a small nurse team
Advise and guide our teams on health-related matters
Develop comprehensive health plans
Help the young people manage their medication with their care and support workers
Provide emergency nursing care as required
Undertake medical procedures and protocols
Help students and residents develop the skills and knowledge they need to manage their wellbeing
Liaise with GPs, pharmacies and consultants
Keep records and health-related documentation up-to-date.
If you’re able to work autonomously in a residential setting, confident in making acute clinical decisions and have a desire to make a positive impact, then you’re the nurse we’re looking for. If you have recent and ongoing competency in respiratory care and management of tracheostomy/laryngectomy, that will benefit us. You don’t necessarily need experience working with people with disabilities as we are happy to teach you all you’ll need to know. What we can’t teach, however, is compassion, which is vital for fitting in with our team and way of working.
In return for your guidance and medical expertise, you’ll enjoy a minimum of 25 days paid holiday, plus eight statutory public holidays pro-rata. We support revalidation, and you’ll gain experience working for an outstanding provider with CQC.
All our nurses work shift patterns: early shifts that can start from 7am - 2pm weekdays and 8am - 3pm at weekends and late shifts from 1pm - 7pm weekdays and 2pm - 8pm at weekends. You will be required to work every other weekend.
Join National Star as a nurse, and your care will help create experiences without limits. From the first attempt of administering their own medication to the triumphant achievement of speaking for the first time after an acquired brain injury, the needs of the young people we support are unique. Through the highs and the lows, any moments of pain and all the celebrations, you’ll have supported and enabled their care to enhance the events they love and the social calendar they choose. It’s their life. You’ll make sure they’re living it healthily.
About us
National Star is a growing charity with more than 1,200 staff based in England and Wales. Established more than 50 years ago, we’ve supported hundreds of young people with disabilities to achieve their potential.
Staff benefits
Fantastic career development opportunities and comprehensive induction programme – theory and practical
Free employee minibus service from central Gloucester and central Cheltenham to Ullenwood, Monday to Friday (subject to availability)
Award-winning training
Free use of National Star facilities at Ullenwood, including a heated indoor swimming pool and fitness suite
Westfield medical cover
Life insurance cover
Employee helpline
Contributory pension scheme
Opportunity to purchase a TOTUM discount card
Employee discounts at attractions, high street retailers, supermarkets, utilities and motoring, plus much more
Last reviewed on 30/09/2025