Registered Nurse

Job Summary
Registered Nurse - Castle Ward, Newark. Castle Ward is an 18-bed unit providing in-patient care for medically optimised patients, with a strong focus on physical rehabilitation and supporting complex discharges. Our team is passionate about helping patients regain independence and move safely back into their own homes or long-term settings.

At the heart of our work is a clear purpose: "To support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement."

As a Registered Nurse on Castle Ward, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, compassionate, and effective care. The role also involves:

• Working in clinical environments where you may frequently encounter unpleasant conditions, including exposure to body fluids.
• Managing and responding to potentially violent or threatening situations with professionalism and support from the wider team.
• Following Trust health and safety policies at all times, particularly during risk-associated procedures and when handling hazardous substances.

If you're dedicated, resilient, and motivated by helping people get back on their feet, we'd love you to join our friendly and supportive team.

Main Duties of the Job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification

About Us
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 to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship 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 the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Closing date: 17 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 214-MED-7708113-B
Job locations: Newark Hospital, Boundary road, Newark, NG24 4DE, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements - Essential

• Well developed communication skills and time management
• Effective organisational abilities

Qualifications - Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse

Further Training - Desirable

• Cannulation and venepunture
• Supporting students

Contractual Requirements - Essential

• Continued Professional Development
• Regular Attendance
• Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
• Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy

Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details
Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Newark Hospital, Boundary road, Newark, NG24 4DE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Sister Elizabeth Hannah-Hayes
Elizabeth.hayes1@nhs.net
01623622515

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