Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Working a full rota including bank holidays
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24 hour rota)
- Job ref
- 214-SRG-7165737
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Registered Nurse - Critical Care
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here annd know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse – Critical Care Unit
The Critical Care Unit at Sherwood Forest Hospitals is seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a 15-bedded unit that plays a vital role within both our Trust and the East Midlands Critical Care Network.
Our Critical Care Unit is a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment, providing an opportunity for nurses to enhance their skills and face new challenges daily. We are looking for nurses who thrive in a dynamic setting and can adapt quickly to the ever-changing demands of critical care.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and work in a unit where every day presents new opportunities to grow and make a difference, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for considering this position.
Sherwood is nationally acclaimed as an outstanding workplace and provider of care. We take pride in our 5,500 colleagues and our recognition as the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission has rated King’s Mill Hospital as Outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals as Good. We are overall rated Outstanding for our care.
Over the past three years, we have been named the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands, and in 2020, we ranked as the third-best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are essential to fostering an inclusive workplace.
The Trust strictly prohibits discrimination, racism, bullying, and harassment in any form.
All staff members are expected to treat everyone equally at all times during their duties, ensuring respect, value, and appreciation for each member of staff, irrespective of their differences.
It is expected that all staff have a comprehensive understanding of the Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, along with the associated Equality, Diversity, and Human Rights Legislation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Continued Professional Development
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department.
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post Registration
Desirable criteria
- Experience in an acute setting
Further Training
Desirable criteria
- Change management and leadership skills
- ILS
- Mentorship qualification
- Post Grad Certificate in Critical Care
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential criteria
- First Level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Critical care skills
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Well developed communication skills and time management
- Effective organisational abilities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an acute care setting
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Wright
- Job title
- Critical Care Department Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 672268
- Additional information
Please contact the unit on 01623 672268 for an informal visit
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