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Staff Nurse - F14
Role summary
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The Staff Nurse role requires current NMC registration, a relevant nursing qualification, clinical experience, and the ability to deliver safe, compassionate, evidence-based care. Duties typically include assessing patients, planning and reviewing care, administering medicines, maintaining accurate records, recognising deterioration, supporting relatives, and working closely with the multidisciplinary team. Candidates should demonstrate good communication, sound clinical judgement, organisation, resilience, and a commitment to safeguarding, equality, infection prevention, and NHS values. The successful applicant is expected to work flexibly across shifts, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays, while contributing to service improvement and maintaining professional standards.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
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About West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and community healthcare services across West Suffolk and surrounding areas, with West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds as its main acute site. The Trust delivers emergency, medical, surgical, maternity, outpatient, diagnostic, community, and specialist services to a diverse local population. As an NHS Foundation Trust, it combines public healthcare responsibilities with a focus on patient experience, clinical quality, staff development, and continuous improvement. Nurses work alongside doctors, allied health professionals, healthcare assistants, and support teams in a collaborative environment. The organisation promotes compassionate care, professional education, equality, inclusion, and safe practice. Employment commonly includes NHS pension access, annual leave, occupational health support, and structured development opportunities, subject to the specific contract and current NHS terms.