Community Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full or Part time hours available
- Hours / week
- 46
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Join the Community Nursing Team in Shetland as a Band 5 Registered Nurse. You will deliver care to the local population, working under the direction of District Nurse Specialist Practitioners. The role involves supporting the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care within a community setting. Training will be provided for suitable applicants, and you will have opportunities to develop clinical skills.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,544 – £43,039 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
254453
Salary:
Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date:
06/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
NHS Shetland Sites
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
46
Job posted date:
17/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Shetland
Department:
Community Nursing
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Job Advert
Community Nurse (Ref: 254453)
Substantive
Full or Part time hours available
Band 5 - Salary Range £34,544 - £43,039 per annum (pro rata)
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £2,578 per annum (pro rata)
Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 available
Are you a Registered Nurse, who is enthusiastic about your role and wants to make a difference? If so we want you to join us working as part of our Community Nursing Team, delivering care to the population of Shetland. We have vacancy for Band 5 Community Nurses, preferably with Community experience, but training will be provided for suitable applicants.
Working under the direction of the District Nurse Specialist Practitioners within the Community setting in partnership with the existing Health and Social Care Teams. You will help support the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients, families and carers of the Practice population with whom you are working, and will have the o
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