Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse for their Emergency Department. The role mandates coordinating daily operations and supporting a motivated team in delivering high-quality patient care. Ideal candidates should have relevant experience in Accident & Emergency and be 1st level Registered Nurses. The position offers a competitive salary between £38,682 and £46,580 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience within Accident & Emergency is essential.
• Evidence of personal and professional development in critical care practice/management is required.
• Must have good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the department daily to support high standards of patient care.
• Involved in service improvement and staff training.
• Maintain a supportive working environment.

Skills

Good communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

1st level Registered Nurse

Diploma level study

Job description

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated Deputy Sister/Charge Nurses to join our team who demonstrate a passion for effective and dynamic leadership within Emergency Nursing.

We are an innovative and dynamic Emergency Department with excellent performance in our quality indicators and our achievements have been widely recognised.

You will enjoy a challenging, varied pace and exciting working environment caring for all emergency attendance in all areas of the department. As a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for the coordination of the department on a daily basis supporting the team towards the delivery of high standards of patient care.

As part of the senior nursing team you will ensure that a supportive and proactive working environment is maintained. Within the role your own learning will be furthermore supported with guidance from the Lead Nursing team looking at your own individual developmental needs. You will be heavily involved in service improvement, training and education, appraisals and staff recruitment and retention.

Apply now to join our team!

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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Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience within Accident & Emergency

Contractual Requirements

• 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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata