The closing date is 25 November 2025
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to joinWard 25 Medicine Division at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. We have permanent full and part time positions available.
These posts will have an initial base on Ward 25 for winter escalation beds and when these beds close you will then be relocated to other medical wards in the trust, your contract will indicate that you are required to work on any medical ward.
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations, and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional development. Working with the Transforming Care Institute we can also offer in-house training such as degree/master modules, secondments and acting up opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for assessing individual patient care needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care for a group of patients in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines.
To take charge of the ward for a span of duty, normally working under the supervision of senior staff.
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant diploma or equivalent experience
- Literacy & numeracy Level 2 or equivalent (GCSE A – C)
- Appropriate level of verbal and written English language skills as determined by formal assessment (if English is not first language).
Desirable
- Degree or willing to work towards degree.
- Mentorship qualification.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare environment.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience of working in an acute NHS Trust
- Experience working within a specialty.
- Mentorship
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).