Registered Nurse

Job Summary

Are you a passionate Registered Nurse or Student Nurse looking to build an exciting career in Emergency Nursing? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and want to be part of a supportive, highly respected team that genuinely values you – your wellbeing, your growth, and your future? If so, you may be exactly who we’re looking for… so keep reading!

Our Emergency Department is expanding and we’re welcoming applications from both Adult and Paediatric trained nurses to join our Band 5 team. Based within a busy district general hospital, our department includes a recently redeveloped 12‑beded Resuscitation area and a modern, purpose‑built Paediatric unit – giving you the opportunity to grow your skills across a variety of clinical settings.

As a Band 5 Nurse in our ED, you’ll be part of a dynamic, diverse, and rewarding environment where no two days are the same. You’ll play a vital role in delivering safe, compassionate care – using early warning scores and your own clinical judgement to identify deteriorating patients, prioritise care, and act swiftly when it matters most.

This is a truly fulfilling role where you’ll be challenged, supported, and encouraged every step of the way. If you’re ready to develop your Emergency Nursing career within a team that champions learning, values wellbeing, and celebrates success, we’d love to hear from you.

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated.

At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as “outstanding” for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only “outstanding” NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship. For details on which roles are eligible, please refer to the Shortage Occupation List found here:
Skilled Worker visa – eligible healthcare and education jobs –  Home Office guidance has changed as of 9 April; anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Date posted: 18 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full‑time, Part‑time

Reference number: 214‑UEC‑7759583

Job locations:
Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG174JL

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

• Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
• Effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills.

• 1st level Registered Nurse.

• Evidence of personal and professional development.

• Experience of working an acute trauma related environment.

• Regular attendance.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Involve unsociable hours.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name:
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address:
Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG174JL

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