Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is continuing to recruit experienced and newly-qualified nurses to further improve the quality of care provided to patients and reduce expensive agency costs.

Registered nurses are being sought across King’s Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community hospitals. Throughout the country hospitals are finding nurse recruitment a challenge due to a reduction in overall numbers of undergraduates entering nurse training, coupled with a national drive to support safe registered nurse staffing levels across wards and departments.

As part of the recruitment drive the Trust will be holding an open day for registered nurses at King’s Mill Hospital on Saturday 6 February from 10am to 3pm.

Trust staff will be on hand throughout the event, which will be held in the main entrance of the hospital, to speak about the range of opportunities available across the Trust. Interviews for nursing vacancies will be held during the event.

Victoria Bagshaw, Deputy Chief Nurse at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, said: “We have opportunities for a wide range of nurses in our hospitals, for nurses who put patient care at the heart of everything they do, who have compassion and empathy, understanding and kindness.

“We want our nurses to be the best they can be. If you’re a nurse who wants to focus on giving quality care for patients, work with a supportive team, and receive great training and development opportunities, then come along to our open day.”

Anyone interested in applying for nursing jobs at Sherwood Forest Hospitals should visit www.caretobeproudof.co.uk