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Main area Community Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Over a 7 day period.) Job ref 825-7253888-OPS
Site Liggett House Town Oakengates Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum/pro rata (as of August 2025) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team within the North Telford District Nursing Team in the provision of Planned and Admission Avoidance care to patients in the community.
We are looking for a caring, motivated friendly community nurse to join our busy, professional and dynamic team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for community nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development.
Ability to travel independently to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
* Promotes a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice.
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user.
* To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision. This will include individual in a variety of settings.
* Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients.
* To liaise with senior clinicians with regard to patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes.
* To provide basic verbal and written clinical reports and document patient interventions/findings in case notes in line with professional body and Trust standards.
* To instruct and educate patients, carers and families on a range of therapeutic activities.
We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.
The post is covering 7 days 8am to 6pm service, on a Rota System.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Experience
* Previous community experience
* Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
* Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services
Knowledge and Skills
* Uses evidence-based practice
* Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
* Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills – ability to gain rapport at all levels
* Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed
Other
* Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post
Training and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on the NMC register
* Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
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