Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Mansfield is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department as Deputy Sister/Charge Nurses. This role combines leadership with hands-on patient care in a fast-paced environment.

You will coordinate daily operations, support your team, and drive clinical excellence with guidance from the Lead Nursing Team. The post offers development opportunities and a chance to shape emergency care within our Trust.

Qualifications

• Essential: 1st level Registered Nurse
• Essential: Evidence of personal and professional development in critical care
• Desirable: Diploma level study or willingness to undertake

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily department operations as Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
• Lead and support colleagues to ensure safe, effective and compassionate care
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maintain patient flow and drive quality improvements

Skills

Good communication

Leadership

Education

1st level Registered Nurse

Critical care development

Job description

Job summary

Due to exciting developments within our Emergency Department, we are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and forward-thinking Registered Nurses to join our team as Deputy Sister/Charge Nurses. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and strong clinical leadership within a fast-paced and rewarding emergency care environment.

Our Emergency Department is innovative, dynamic and recognised for delivering excellent patient outcomes and high standards across key quality indicators. We are committed to continuous improvement and providing outstanding care, whilst creating a positive, supportive and inclusive workplace for our staff.

As a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a vital role in the daily coordination of the department, leading and supporting colleagues to ensure safe, effective and compassionate care. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will help maintain patient flow, promote clinical excellence and drive quality improvements across all areas of the department.

We are committed to supporting your professional and leadership development. With guidance from our Lead Nursing Team, you will have access to tailored learning opportunities to help you reach your full potential whilst making a real difference to patients, colleagues and the wider organisation. Join us and help shape the future of emergency care.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

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.

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Details

• Date posted: 30 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 214-UEC-8366655
• Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Essential: Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills
• Essential: Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills

Qualifications

• Essential: 1st level Registered Nurse
• Essential: Evidence of personal and professional development in critical care practice/ management
• Desirable: Diploma level study, or the willingness to undertake

Experience

• Essential: Significant post registration experience
• Essential: Experience within Accident & Emergency

Contractual Requirements

• Essential: Regular attendance
• Essential: Ability to work flexibly

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details:

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse Natalie Chadbourne, [e-mail], 01623622515

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