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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (unsocial and on call shifts)
Job ref
214-SRG-7177478
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
05/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Registered Nurse

NHS AfC: 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: Staff Nurse – Day Surgery / Eye Units
Location: King’s Mill Hospital
Contract Type: Full Time

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality patient care? We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate Staff Nurse to join our Day Surgery and Eye Units team at King’s Mill Hospital.

As a Staff Nurse, you will support the Ward Leader in ensuring the delivery of exceptional care to a designated group of patients. You will work autonomously within your professional scope, prioritising your workload under supervision and always acting in accordance with your professional code of conduct.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients in the Day Surgery and Eye Units.
  • Support continuous improvement in patient care and service delivery.
  • Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control in line with the Trust’s Infection Control Manual.
  • Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures, including Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
  • Promote a culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion for patients and colleagues alike.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to supporting our staff and fostering a positive working environment. You’ll be part of a team that values your contribution and encourages your professional development.

Apply now to join our team and make a difference in health care!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

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 visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1st level Registered Nurse

Further Training

Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of personal and professional development

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within the Day Surgery speciality

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Regular attendance
  • Ability to work flexibly
  • Involve unsociable hours

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah west
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

Deputy ward sisters 

Diane Taylor 

Nicola Short

Sandra Lambert 

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