Registered Nurse – ICU: Sponsorship Available

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Nurses with an interest in developing skills in Critical Care nursing to join our team at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford .

Existing ward experience can be built upon and new knowledge and skills can be learnt and developed.

We offer structured support supervised by our clinical facilitation team and clinical progression is encouraged within our intensive care and high dependency units by our large friendly multi-disciplinary staff.

So, if you are looking for a new nursing role where you’ll be able to develop new skills and build on your experience, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be working within a busy general intensive care unit with both emergency and elective patients. Our surgical specialties include upper GI, colorectal and plastics.

We have a strong multidisciplinary ethos across all grades and as a band 5 nurse you will be working closely with our Consultant and Junior Doctor team as well as specialty therapists from Physiotherapy and Speech and Language.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience in acute care setting

Desirable

  • ICU experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • SSSA mentoring

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 (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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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