Community Staff Nurse – North East IDT: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 32,073 to 39,043 £ / Year

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated individual to join our Community Nursing Team covering the North East locality of Shropshire in the provision of planned care to patients in the community.

We are looking for a caring, motivated and friendly Community Nurse to join our team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.

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

You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for community nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development. We also actively encourage newly qualified nurses to join our team. In return we offer a preceptorship program and support professional development in a nurturing environment, allowing you to reach your full potential.

The team provides nursing care to patients within their own homes or chosen place of residence offering an alternative to hospital admission, supporting timely discharge and enabling people to realise their potential.

We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training. The post is covering 7 days, 8am to 6pm service.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

  • Previous community experience
  • Post registration general experience
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
  • Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office
  • Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • I T skills or willingness to undertake Rio Training
  • Up to date with Mandatory Training
  • Uses evidence based practice
  • Works within own defined competencies
  • Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
  • Demonstrates tact and diplomacy
  • Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner

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

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