# Registered Nurse - SSU > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-ssu/a675b510-8d0c-40f2-bd21-ae90f674610b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-ssu/a675b510-8d0c-40f2-bd21-ae90f674610b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:16:42.621Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9214-26-0746 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8247068?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert= - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We are excited to announce an opportunity for a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our dynamic Short Stay Unit! About the Unit: Our Short Stay Unit is a 52 bed, fast-paced environment that primarily cares for patients with a length of stay of up to 72 hours. We provide comprehensive care for acute medical patients with a variety of conditions. Key Responsibilities: Support to Ward/Department Leader: - Collaborate with the Ward/Department Leader to ensure the delivery of exceptional patient care. Nursing Care: - Deliver and monitor high-quality nursing care for a designated group of patients throughout their care episode. Learning Environment: - Play an active role in fostering a positive and effective learning environment for all team members. If you are passionate about providing excellent patient care and thrive in a fast-paced setting, we would love to hear from you! Join our team and make a meaningful impact every day. ### Main duties of the job To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer 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 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: 24 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 214-UEC-8171354-A - Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Well developed communication skills and time management - Effective organisational abilities. ### Experience **Desirable** - Experience in an acute setting ### Contractual **Essential** - Continued Professional Development. - Regular Attendance - Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department. - Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy. ### Qualifications **Essential** - First Level Registered Nurse **Desirable** - Critical care skills ### Further Training **Desirable** - Change management and leadership skills. - Supervisory skills - 997 and 998 or FLIPS - Cannulation and venepuncture. - ILS ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.