Registered Nurse (Ward 25)

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse for their paediatric team. This role involves working within a supportive environment to provide high-quality care to children. Candidates should possess a strong knowledge of paediatric nursing and be willing to work flexible hours. Opportunities for professional development and a competitive salary package of £31,049 to £37,796 pro rata are offered, making it an excellent opportunity for newly qualified or experienced nurses.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development support

Great Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision programmes

First class hospital facilities

Flexible working hours

Transfer of employment for Skilled Worker Visa holders

Qualifications

• Must work flexibly over a 24-hour period.
• Newly qualified or experienced Registered Children's Nurses are welcome.
• Previous experience in children's services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, evidence-based care to children.
• Contribute to a friendly and supportive nursing team.
• Participate in ongoing training and development.

Skills

Paediatric nursing knowledge

Optimism and sense of humour

Education

RN child, RSCN

Teaching qualification (ENB 998, D32/33)

EPALS

Job description

Registered Nurse (Ward 25)

The closing date is 20 November 2025

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have exciting Band 5 opportunities for enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Children's Nurses to join our paediatric team.

We have permanent vacancies within our general children's ward. This is a 30 bedded unit with both medical and surgical beds, 2 high dependency beds and a Children's Assessment Unit within the ward and there are options to rotate within this.

We also have a well-established day-case surgery pathway.

What we have to offer:

• Transfer of employment for anyone currently on a Skilled Worker Visa
• Rotations in most areas
• Great Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision programmes
• Opportunities to learn specialist skills
• On-going training and development support
• First class, spacious and state of the art hospital
• Plenty of on-site parking
• Family friendly

We are looking for first level Registered Children's Nurses, newly qualified or experienced who are able to work flexibly over a 24-hour period, are eager to develop their skills and expertise and who keen to join a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive nursing team, who are dedicated to providing high quality, evidence based care.

This vacancy is for Ward 25 (Paediatric) Ward only.

Main duties of the job

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

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 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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Well developed knowledge of paediatric nursing issues

Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional

• RN child, RSCN
• Teaching qualification (ENB 998, D32/33)
• EPALS

Further Training

• Safeguarding children
• Clinical supervision

Experience

• Previous experience of children's services
• Optimism and sense of humour
• Experience of audit and research

Contractual Requirements

• To work within a 24 hour rota, night duty and weekends

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata