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Band 5
Part-time

Staff Nurse

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustStafford£32,073 - £39,043Closes 24/09/2026

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Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Part-time
Posted
10/09/2026
Closes
24/09/2026

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

This Staff Nurse role in the Fracture clinic involves providing high standards of care to patients in a busy, fast-paced outpatient setting. Duties include working in treatment rooms, plaster rooms, and clinics to ensure efficient patient flow. The successful candidate will chaperone doctors, assist patients with personal care or questions, and learn to fit splints and apply/remove plaster casts. Excellent communication, computer, and interpersonal skills are essential, along with a proactive and adaptable approach.

Essential criteria

  • Must be a registered nurse on NMC Register
  • Educated to Degree Level

Desirable criteria

  • Recognised qualification in teaching & assessing
  • Brief knowledge of orthopaedic conditions/terminology
  • Must be an excellent communicator
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Ability to discuss the requirement for a high standards of care
  • Experience in wound care
  • Essential qualifications
  • Must be a registered nurse on NMC Register
  • Educated to Degree Level
  • Recognised qualification in teaching & assessing
  • Brief knowledge of orthopaedic conditions/terminology
  • Must be an excellent communicator
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Ability to discuss the requirement for a high standards of care
  • Experience in wound care

Useful to know

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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University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 24 September 2026

Job summary

Would you like to work in a busy, fast paced environment where each day is different?

The role of a Staff Nurse in the Fracture clinic will see you providing a high standard of care to patients which consists of working in the treatment rooms and plaster room as well as working in clinic to maintain an efficient patient flow in the department.

If you feel that you are ready to work in a busy, fast paced environment and provide a high standard of care in an outpatient setting then we look forward to receiving your completed application.

Main duties of the job

As a Staff Nurse Fracture Clinic you will be providing care/treatment to both fracture clinic and elective orthopaedic patients. You will be expected to chaperone the doctors during consultations and provide assistance to the patient if needed, this could be by providing personal care as and when required or assisting with questions. You will also be required to fit a variety of splints and braces and remove / apply plaster casts when you have been trained and deemed competent to do so.

The skills we are looking for from the candidate who is successful would be excellent communication skills, computer skills and good interpersonal skills.

The personal qualities we would look for are that the suc

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