Overview
CAPTION: Job details
* Posting date: 05 September 2025
* Salary: £18.66 to £29.85 per hour
* Hours: Full time
* Closing date: 12 September 2025
* Location: Torquay, TQ2 7AA
* Company: NHS Jobs
* Job type: Contract
* Job reference: M0042-25-1246
Summary
* Job Title: Registered Nurse
* Trust: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
* Location: Torbay Hospital, Totnes community hospital, Brixham community hospital, Newton Abbot community hospital, Teignmouth community hospital, Dawlish community hospital
* Pay Rate: £18.66 to £29.85
* Shift Patterns: Flexible
About the Trust
We provide health and social care services to our people in their own homes or in their local community. We also run Torbay Hospital (providing acute hospital services) as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham. We support around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season. We are passionate about creating a fairer and more inclusive NHS for everyone. We employ over 6,500 staff, including doctors, nurses, social workers, consultants, and allied health professionals, as well as highly skilled managers, administrators, and technical experts. Our people work in a wide range of settings and locations across our communities, depending on their individual role or circumstances.
Why might this job interest you?
Being a general nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
What you can add
* Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
* Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
* Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
* Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships
The role will involve, but not be limited to, performing the above.
What you\'ll need
* A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years
* Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices
* Variable additional certification and skills may be required depending on the Trust
Benefits
* Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life
* Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly
* Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
* First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies
* Support line available at any time
* Flexibility to work the shifts you want or fixed term placements
* Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy
* Explore different wards and gain vital experience
* NHSP Community benefits including member activities and events
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