Registered Nurse ***Internal Only***
Company: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Job ID: C9164-26-1007
Closing date: 05 November 2026

Job summary
This is for internal staff to NUH Only
Registered nurse opportunities

Are you an internationally registered nurse who has gained NMC registration, do you work at NUH in a non registered role?

We are recruiting registered ADULT nurses at our next recruitment event for Medicine and Surgery and Associated Services care groups.

Here at NUH, there are so many opportunities to find the right career for you. We're a busy, acute Trust, with a huge breadth of clinical areas, offering the opportunity for our newly qualified nurses, midwives and operating department practitioners to develop new skills and care for a variety of patients.

Should you be successfully shortlisted you will have the opportunity to:

• Have an interview at an NUH Recruitment Event on 24 or 25 November 2026

Please note this advert is for eligible NUH employees seeking their first registered nurse post.

Main duties of the job
The postholder is required to work at NUH, to have acute NHS experience and be in receipt of their NMC PIN.

Main duties include:

• Assess the care needs of patients and develop a programme of evidence based practice care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate without direct supervision.
• To maintain clinical competence through CPD and mandatory training requirements.
• To ensure clear and timely record keeping of all assessments and care provided.
• Maintain good communication with patients and their relatives including the MDT.
• Utilise, maintain and understand NUH evidence based policies and guidelines to ensure safety of care.

About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

We offer a structured & supportive preceptorship for all newly qualified nurses:

• Acute Care Skills Course - a 7-day programme delivered by the Practice Education Team (PET) & clinical nurse specialists, covering core skills required in recognising a deteriorating patient.
• Resilience Based Clinical Supervision - group sessions facilitated by the PET.
• Newly Qualified Forum - a multi-professional forum with opportunities to discuss updates in the Trust and to share ideas to further improve the experience of newly qualified registered health care professionals.
• Preceptorship Portfolio.

Newly qualified nurses also have access to the Preceptorship Newsletter. The PET is available throughout this period, providing career conversations, preceptorship drop-ins, clinical visits & check-ins.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 164-8342787
Job location: Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the job description, person specification and top tips attached for further information.

The role is open to full time hours and part time hours (minimum 22.5 hours per week for nurses requiring preceptorship, this requirement is during their preceptorship period only). Please be aware that typical shift patterns for inpatient areas are 07:00 - 19:30 and 19:00 - 07:30, and this is across all seven days of the week (including bank holidays).

There is also a requirement to be available for mandatory study during this period.

Person Specification
Training & Qualifications

• Essential: NMC Adult registered nurse with acute NHS experience with PIN
• Essential: Competent in Medicines Management

Experience

• Essential: Delivering care to a group of patients
• Essential: Evidence of delivering care to a group of patients
• Desirable: To be able to supervise unqualified staff

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Essential: Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Essential: Examples of written and verbal communication
• Desirable: ICT skills and awareness

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Essential: Evidence of assessment skills
• Essential: Evidence of decision making

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Essential: Ability to prioritise care and own workload
• Essential: Examples of planning and organisational skills

Physical skills

• Essential: Be able to perform the full range of nursing duties in the clinical environment including medical equipment and moving and handling.
• Essential: Provide evidence of competence of nursing duties

Other requirements specific to the role

• Essential: Flexible to work amongst other care groups, if required.
• Desirable: Flexible to work shift patterns for the ward / department.

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.

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Practice Development Lead - Recruitment & retention, Lisa Abbs, lisa.abbs@nhs.net, 07713097005

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