Registered Nurse

Job Description

We are thrilled to invite a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to become part of our vibrant team on Minster Ward, within the Planned Care & Surgery Division at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Minster Ward is a dynamic, welcoming, and progressive surgical unit that delivers outstanding pre- and post-operative care. Our patients include inpatients, day-case surgical cases, and medical day-case individuals from a wide variety of specialties such as General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, and Ophthalmology.

As a valued member of our close-knit multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver safe, high-quality, and truly patient-centered care always treating individuals with the dignity, kindness, and respect they deserve. Your daily responsibilities will involve assessing patient needs, developing and carrying out personalized care plans, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes—all while adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, our Trust’s guidelines, and the latest evidence-based standards.

This position provides fantastic scope for growth and career progression. You’ll have the chance to get involved in nurse-led discharge processes, quality improvement projects, and clinical governance work. We actively foster a supportive learning culture, so you’ll mentor students, newly qualified nurses, and new team members while exemplifying excellence in both clinical practice and professional conduct.

If you are a motivated Registered Nurse eager to build expertise in a fast-paced yet hugely rewarding surgical setting, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

For a full overview of the responsibilities and requirements, please see the attached job description and person specification.

About Working with Us

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a highly regarded NHS Foundation Trust, proudly serving over 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We collaborate closely with partners in health and social care to deliver integrated acute and community services.

Patient care is at the core of all we do we strive to treat every person exactly as we’d hope our own loved ones would be treated. We foster the same values among our staff: compassion, kindness, and mutual support. Ours is a genuinely clinically-led organization where staff voices truly matter.

We are incredibly proud of our achievements: our colleagues have consistently voted us the top acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years in the national NHS Staff Survey. The Care Quality Commission has awarded our Trust an overall ‘Outstanding’ rating, with King’s Mill Hospital recognized as the only ‘Outstanding’ NHS hospital in the East Midlands.

Visa Sponsorship Information

Please note that not every position qualifies for visa sponsorship. To check eligibility for healthcare roles like this one, refer to the official UK government guidance on the Skilled Worker visa eligible occupations, including healthcare jobs:

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

Home Office rules were updated as of 9 April (in a relevant recent change year). If you need to switch visa types, sponsorship may not be available even for roles appearing on eligible lists always review the latest details on the GOV.UK site.

For more specifics on the role, consult the attached job description and person specification. We look forward to hearing from passionate nurses ready to make a real difference.