Community Staff Nurse – Bridgnorth: Sponsorship Available

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join the South East 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.

Please note this position is community based, requiring the successful applicant to see patients in their own homes. Therefore, a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous community experience
  • Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
  • Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • 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

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
  • NMC registered

Other

Essential

  • Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.