Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Unsocial & on call
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Unsocial & on calls)
- Job ref
- 214-SRG-7316020
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kings Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton in Ashfield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Unsocial & on calls
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team in the Day Surgery / Eye Units. This role is pivotal in supporting the Ward Leader to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care. The Day Surgery / Eye Units provide a fast-paced, supportive environment where patients receive specialised care in a short-stay setting. As a key member of the team, you will contribute to the smooth operation of the unit, ensuring that patients receive timely, safe, and effective care.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing patient outcomes through clinical excellence, effective communication, and collaborative teamwork. You will be empowered to take initiative, support continuous improvement, and uphold the highest standards of nursing practice in accordance with NMC and Trust policies.
This position offers excellent opportunities for professional development, including involvement in clinical audits, research, and mentoring of junior staff and students. You will be encouraged to participate in training programs, appraisals, and leadership activities that support your career progression and personal growth. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, shared learning, and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and the main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and the main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
- Proven management skills effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Change management and leadership skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1 st level Registered Nurse
- Teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Degree level study or the willingness to undertake
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Appraisal training
- Roster Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience
- Acute hospital ward experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah West
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
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