Registered Nurse - Critical Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full and part time available
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an opportunity for Registered Nurses to join the General Critical Care Unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The role involves delivering high-quality Critical Care nursing within a dynamic, specialist unit. New staff will benefit from an extensive education programme, including a structured National Competency Framework and academic modules. The unit provides level 2 or 3 care for a broad spectrum of critical illnesses and offers unique training opportunities in the Hyperbaric Chamber and ECMO service.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,544 – £43,039 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 12d
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Job reference:
257327
Salary:
Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date:
10/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
20/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Grampian
Department:
Critical Care
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Job Advert
Hours: Full and part time available.
Location: General Critical Care Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
General Critical Care in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary are currently in a position to recruit into Band 5 vacancies.
We have fantastic opportunities for Registered Nurses to join our highly dynamic, specialist unit and work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality Critical Care nursing.
Applicants should demonstrate excellent core values, a strong sense of team spirit, personal motivation and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Critical Care offer an extensive Education programme for new staff to complete with the support of their senior colleagues and the Practice Education team. The Education programme is structured around the National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care. Following completion of the National Competencies, staff will be expected to undertake an academic module in Critical Care nursing at universit
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