Agency, contract and permanent acute nursing work across the UK and Ireland, and acute nursing staff for NHS trusts, health boards and private providers on NHS frameworks. Weekly pay, compliance done for you and 24/7 pastoral support.
Acute nursing jobs and staff across the UK and Ireland.
These are the hourly rates advertised on Pure's live acute nursing jobs today. As an agency worker with Pure you're paid weekly for the hours you work. To compare with a salary, "full time" shows what each rate comes to over 37.5 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
Acute nursing staffing for NHS and private providers
We supply NMC-registered nurses to wards and specialist units across the UK, on agency, contract, temp-to-perm and permanent terms: A&E, ITU and HDU, theatres, medical and surgical wards, neonatal and paediatrics.
NHS trusts and health boards
Acute and community hospitals
NHS staff banks and temporary staffing teams
Private hospitals and independent healthcare providers
Specialist services, including theatres, emergency departments, critical care and neonatal units
How we help
Temp & locum cover
Short-notice and ongoing cover, including urgent requests.
Contract
Fixed-term cover for projects, backlogs and long-term absences.
Temp to perm
Try before you hire, with a simple route to a permanent appointment.
Permanent
Shortlists of vetted candidates who fit your team and service.
You'll need NMC registration and recent UK experience in a similar setting. Every worker needs a DBS check, right to work, references and proof of immunisation, renewed every year in line with NHS framework standards.
Your compliance officer takes you through it, with a paperless registration process.
Talk to our nursing team
Looking for work or need staff? Tell us and a specialist will call you back within the houras soon as possible.
“I started working with Pure healthcare under Chris Kirk in 2020 through the Pandemic. Even though those challenges times Chris was very supportive, keeping me abreast with time and new procedures and ensuring that I remained competent and kept myself safe and protected. … He is always effective in getting the best accommodation to make me comfortable wherever I was assigned to work.”
Thomas A.Agency nurse
★★★★★
“I would like to commend Pure Healthcare Agency for their outstanding support, particularly through Chris Kirk, whose commitment has made a significant difference to my experience as an agency worker. … I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking a supportive, well-organised, and worker-focused healthcare agency.”
Frank O.Agency worker
★★★★★
“I have been working with Pure Healthcare Agency for a long time now, and my experience has been excellent. They are professional, reliable, and always supportive. My consultant, Chris Kirk, has been particularly outstanding—he is always available to help with any issues I have, promptly answering my calls and responding in a timely manner.”
Leena T.
Acute nursing FAQs
For candidates
How much do agency nurses earn with Pure?
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Band 5 agency nurses earn £18 to £28 an hour with Pure, about £35,100 to £54,600 a year full time; Band 6 agency nurses earn £24 to £28 an hour with Pure, about £46,800 to £54,600 a year full time, against an NHS salary of £32,073 to £39,043 for Band 5 and £39,959 to £48,117 for Band 6 (England, 2026/27). Figures are before tax, from our advertised rates on live jobs, and paid weekly.
How much experience do I need?
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For this specialism we ask for 12 months of post-graduate UK experience.
Can I start before my registration is complete?
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Nursing staff need to be fully registered and compliant before we can offer shifts. We make compliance as quick as possible.
How quickly will I hear back?
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Register or request a callback and a specialist will call you back within the hour during office hours.
Which acute nursing roles do you recruit for?
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RGNs, A&E, ITU, HDU, Cardiac, Renal, Chemotherapy, Palliative care, Theatres: ODP, scrub, recovery, anaesthetics, Endoscopy.
For clients
How quickly can you supply an agency nurse?
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We cover agency requests at short notice and take urgent requests 24/7. Tell us the role, band and start date and a specialist comes back with available, NMC-registered candidates.
Nursing is led by Chris Kirk