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Band 5
Part-time

Registered Nurse

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustHolsworthy Hospital, Dobles Lane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JQ, United Kingdom£32,073 - £39,043Closes 17/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Part-time
Hours / week
15
Posted
03/09/2026
Closes
17/09/2026

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Community Nursing team in Holsworthy. The role involves assessing, providing, and reviewing nursing care, advice, and information to patients and carers in various settings, including their homes. The aim is to maintain patients in their preferred place of care, maximising independence and optimising quality of life. Various hours are considered, with a stated working pattern of 15 hours per week, including weekends.

Essential criteria

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Desirable criteria

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  • General Requirements
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Band 5 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.

This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Nursing team in Holsworthy for a Band 5 Nurse to join our experienced Community Nursing team. Various Hours Considered.

Please ensure that you have a full driving licence if applying for this position.

To assess, provide and review Nursing care, advice and information to patients and carers within the home environment, alternative care setting and clinic environment.

Aim to wherever possible maintain patients in their own preferred place of care, enabling them to maximise their independence and optimise their quality of life.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical se

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