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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

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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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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