Registered Nurse (ICU)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 06/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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 exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the North Devon Critical Care team. The role involves delivering high-quality care to patients in an 8-bedded mixed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU), covering both planned post-operative care and emergency critical care services. The successful candidate will benefit from comprehensive education programmes and structured development pathways within a supportive and progressive Trust.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
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- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the North Devon Critical Care team. This role is ideal for a Band 5 Staff Nurse who is looking to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive, friendly, and forward-thinking environment.
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides services across North Devon and Exeter, offering excellent opportunities for professional growth within one of the South Wests largest NHS organisations. While based in a beautiful rural and coastal location, North Devon benefits from being part of a progressive Trust committed to innovation, service development, and excellence in patient care.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isle
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