Job vacancy: Staff Nurse - Bishops Castle Community Hospital, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Bishops Castle | trac.jobs

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Salary: £29,970 - £36,483

Posted: 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z

Sector: Healthcare

Job Description

Job summary Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent: Bank positions also available Hours Part time Flexible working 22.5 hours per week (Part time. Bank hours are also available.) Job ref 825-7857640-OPS Employer Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Bishops Castle Community Hospital Town Bishops Castle Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 08:00 Employer heading Staff Nurse - Bishops Castle Community Hospital NHS AfC: Band 5 Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts ( listed here ), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher ). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying. Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here. Job overview Bishops Castle Community Hospital is looking for Registered Nurses who are experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment, with knowledge of  IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc). You will be patient focused and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to priorities and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment. Main duties of the job Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards. Recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate. Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events’, ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s). Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records in line with current NMC guidelines and standards. Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions. Make appropriate and timely referrals to members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies to ensure patients’ on-going physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs

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