# Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/68def8b6-a71d-466a-b75c-f4144042c063 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse/68def8b6-a71d-466a-b75c-f4144042c063.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust - **Location:** Meadow Park - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:01:44.990Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Swaffham/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust/Nurse_Inpatient_Wards/Nurse_Inpatient_Wards-v8372576 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372576?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview **We do not offer sponsorship for this post** Are you a Staff Nurse who would like to… - work at an outstanding NHS Trust where Compassion, Care and our Community is at the heart of everything we do? - make a real difference in people’s lives, with more time to care for your patients? - be part of a friendly multidisciplinary team, with regular supervision and a culture of kindness? - work contracted hours which suit you and be supported to work flexibly? - learn new skills and develop your practice? - work closer to home and make a real difference to your community? If your answer to these question is YES then we would love you to join our team and apply for our Staff Nurse vacancy! Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Interviews for this post will take place face-to-face. ### Main duties of the job Our inpatient units provide rehabilitation to patients with varying complexities of need. Nursing, therapy and medical staff specialise in supporting patients to achieve their goals, enabling them to return home. Our patients come to us following medical, surgical or orthopaedic treatment in an acute environment, or where appropriate, directly from their own homes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Swaffham Community Hospital is an 18 bedded unit based in the market town of Swaffham. As well as rehabilitation the unit also provides palliative and end of life care when Swaffham is the preferred place of care. At Swaffham Hospital there are no parking charges for staff. Main Responsibilities - Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients - Work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. - Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives. - Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols and guidelines Working hours We have a full time post available. The working patterns varies from 12 hour shifts, a night from 19:00 to 07:30 and a day from 07:00 to 19:30. The shifts are rostered on a rotational basis across seven days including bank holidays. Training opportunities We welcome staff who are open to learning new skills such as venepuncture, male and female catheterisation, PEG feeding and ECG recording. To assist you in doing this you will receive support and development through in service training, annual appraisals, a personal development plan and regular clinical supervision. Want to return to the ward environment after working in a different speciality? We can offer you a supported induction to help refresh your skills. We also welcome applications from Newly Qualified Nurses, or those returning to practice following retirement. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to make own travel arrangements to meet the needs of the service ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team - Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and developing and delivering care plans designed to meet their needs **Desirable** - Appropriate short clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, catheter insertion ### Communication **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register **Desirable** - Working towards Degree ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Evidence of relevant experience and development - Support staff **Desirable** - Willing to undertake appropriate training ### Skills, Abilities and Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills - Basic computer skills - Ability to maintain and improve standards of care - Experience of audit - Up to date knowledge of current clinical/professional issues - Understanding or resource management. - Knowledge and understanding of learner needs. **Desirable** - Experience of resource management - Experience of audit research ### Personal Attributes / Behaviours **Essential** - Self-awareness - Flexible/positive approach to work - Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure - Able to work collaboratively as part of a team - Ability to identify with the Trust commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults - Value and respect the privacy and dignity for patients - Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people ## Documents - [dbs guidance (pdf, 131.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2219) - [nchc behaviours (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2218) - [privacy notice (pdf, 30.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2215) - [application guidelines (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2216) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700470) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.