Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 28/07/2026
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
The Staff Nurse will be responsible for assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and evaluating their effectiveness. They will provide high standards of clinical nursing within the ward, manage a group of patients, and take charge of the ward when competent. The role also involves acting as a role model for students and clinical support workers, and presenting a professional image of the organisation.
Essential criteria
- NMC PIN
- Experience of supporting students
- Evidence of ongoing learning and development
Desirable criteria
- Experience within Trauma orthopaedics
- Specialised rehab experience
- Experience of care with level 1 patients
- NMC PIN
- Experience in supporting students
- Experience with ongoing learning
- Experience working with Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Experience in specialised rehab
- Experience working with level 1 patients
- NMC PIN
- Experience of supporting students
- Evidence of ongoing learning and development
- Experience within Trauma orthopaedics
- Specialised rehab experience
- Experience of care with level 1 patients
- NMC PIN
- Experience in supporting students
- Experience with ongoing learning
- Experience working with Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Experience in specialised rehab
- Experience working with level 1 patients
Useful to know
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
The Post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of these programmes for patients and their relatives. To provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the ward / department. To manage a group of patients. To take charge of the ward when rostered and assessed as competent to take on the roles and responsibilities of leadership and supervision. To act as a role model to students and Clinical Support Workers. To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team.
Main duties of the job
Care Be responsible for the assessment of needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of Professional Conduct and reflect the Trust's policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. To facilitate the admission and discharge of patients liaising with other agencies to ensure continuity of care between hospital and community. Ensure the delivery of holistic patient care recognising the individual needs of patients and their relatives. Communicate using a range of methods to ensure a caring, sensitive and empathetic manner to patients and their relatives. Communicate sensitive information about patients to other members of the health care team and with the co
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