East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Registered Nurse - Ward Areas

The closing date is 27 January 2026

Job summary

We are looking for Registered Nurses who are passionate about delivering excellent care and making a real difference to the lives of our patients.

We have a variety of opportunities across our Trust to help you develop your career.

You'll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team, providing safe and effective care while demonstrating our Trust values.

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to every patient.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

We are not currently able to support OSCE training.

Main duties of the job

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to our assessment day onMonday2ndFebruary 2026 at Lister Hospital. This is an in person event only.

You will complete a drug calculation assessment and if successful will then progress to the interview stage.

We are in the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so, you'll work with a great mix of patients.

We have close working links with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University, as well as being a founding member of the Eastern Academic Health Sciences Network. We have specialties that are not found normally at a general hospital, including cardiology, renaland robotic urology - this means that your new role will be really interesting and there are great opportunities to learn new skills.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

361-7605536-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specificationapplicantpack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specificationapplicantpack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
  • Commitment to lifelong learning
  • Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
  • Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio

Desirable

  • Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
  • Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Good self-awareness
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to priorities and organise workload

Desirable

  • Computer literacy
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation

Other requirements

Essential

  • Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
  • Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

  • Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
  • Resource management awareness
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
  • Commitment to lifelong learning
  • Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
  • Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio

Desirable

  • Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
  • Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Good self-awareness
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to priorities and organise workload

Desirable

  • Computer literacy
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation

Other requirements

Essential

  • Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
  • Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

  • Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
  • Resource management awareness

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).

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisition Lead

Charlotte Shanahan

charlotte.shanahan@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

361-7605536-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Supporting documents

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