Nursing - INTERNAL - Staff Nurse - New Gastro & Colorectal Wards, Shrewsbury

  • Salary £31,049.00 – £37,796 per annum
  • Closing Date 05/10/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
  • Job ref 223-SNG-713
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours Full time and part time hours available

Job overview

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Are you ready to progress your career in colorectal/Gastro nursing? Would you like to be a part of a well-established, enthusiastic Colorectal/Gastro Ward Nursing Team? If you are committed to improving patient care through effective leadership, advanced clinical practice and education we can offer the opportunity to join the Trust, as a Colorectal/Gastro Nurse In the role you will learn to provide specialist care and support for patients with a variety of colorectal/Gastro conditions including Colorectal Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

We are proudly opening 2 brand new purpose built 28 bedded Modular Wards with great facilities for our patients and staff.

We currently work closely with our specialist nurses, who offer the Ward support, teaching and have an excellent patient rapport.

As we are expanding our bed base we may be in a position to transmit the fixed term contracts to permanent contracts.

We promote development and actively encourage staff to share their knowledge within the teams. We encourage staff to rotate  between our teams to maintain their skill set in the two specialities.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by Trust Policies/Procedures, the NMC Code and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines
  • Provide specialist nursing advice to patients referred for specialist intervention, care and support within the services, being a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and carers
  • In liaison with others support the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal education, practice development and role modelling
  • To teach and act as a facilitator and supervisor to other staff
  • In conjunction with other relevant clinical staff, you will assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance
  • Use a range of techniques to ensure and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience
  • Ensure safe and effective clinical practice
  • Enhance patient experience
  • Ensure effective delivery of organisational objectives

Working for our organisation

Are you a dedicated, compassionate nurse looking to make a real difference? At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, our nursing team is at the heart of everything we do—providing high-quality, patient-centred care every day.

Nursing can be challenging, but it's also one of the most rewarding careers. Here at SaTH, you'll be supported at every stage of your nursing career. Working as part of a team, you'll be encouraged to grow and develop your skills in a welcoming and friendly environment.

Whether you are starting out or looking for your next career move, explore our current nursing jobs below and take your next step with us!

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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