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Registered Nurse - Acute & General

Job in Barnstaple, Devon, EX31, England, UK
Listing for: NHS
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-11
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, Emergency Medicine, RN Nurse
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible

Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the abilityto develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Main duties of the job

What you'll be responsible for:

  • Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
  • Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
  • Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
  • Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships
  • The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Job Title:

- Registered Nurse
- Acute & General

Location:

-Main sites are Royal Devon (Wonford Hospital) Exeter and North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple , other areas are Exmouth/Sidmouth/Honiton/Tiverton.

Shift Patterns:7:30am to 3:30pm, 7:30am to 12:30pm, 9am to 5pm, 12:30pm to 8:30pm, 3:30pm to 8:30pm, 8pm to 8am

About the Trust -

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, wehave a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon.

Our core services, which we provide for more than 615,000 people, cover morethan 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall andthe Isles of Scilly. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital (EX31 4JB
) andthe Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) (EX2 5DW
).Alongside our twoacute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across avariety of settings including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes.

We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC). Our hospitals are both renowned for their research, innovation and links to universities.

Why might this job interest you?

Being a general nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role thatspans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics.

It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring theycan deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

What you can add:

  • Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
  • Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
  • Displaying excellent analyticalability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
  • Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What youll need:

  • A minimum of 6months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years
  • Comply with NMCProfessional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices


* Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

The benefits we can offer you inreturn:

  • Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the…
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