# Senior Staff Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Stoke University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work required)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T11:01:07.397Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Newcastle_Under_Lyme/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Major_trauma_orthopaedics/Major_trauma_orthopaedics-v8264304
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8264304?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Major Trauma and rehab team at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

The role is based on Ward 227 - Acute Trauma Rehabilitation Unit

The successful candidate will work as a Senior Staff Nurse for Quality and work alongside the senior team to help maintain patient safety, whilst enhancing practice and supporting staff development.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should have good communication skills and work well within a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates need a minimum of 2 years experience working with an acute hospital, ideally within a trauma and orthopaedic setting.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about patient care/experience and will be supportive of the senior team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, the specific Directorate & Ward, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please see contact information details

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### General

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse on NMC Register
- Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience in an acute setting
- Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent
- Previous experience of taking charge of a ward or managerial experience

## Documents

- [jd and ps (pdf, 832.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578472)
- [policy ex-offenders (pdf, 36.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1001)
- [speaking up policy (pdf, 523.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2142)
- [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1004)
- [family relocation information (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1118)
- [infection control statement (pdf, 107.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1003)
- [recruitment reasonable adjustments (pdf, 122.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2872)
- [statement handling – updated from policy (pdf, 33.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1000)
- [policy - managing risks associated with safeguarding children (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3080)
- [policy - protection of adults from abuse and neglect who have care and support needs (pdf, 3.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3079)

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