Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a deputy sister/charge nurse for their Emergency Gynaecology team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent leadership skills and a passion for high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include providing direct care, leading the clinical area, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team. The role requires emergency gynae knowledge and emotional intelligence in supporting patients. Join a diverse team dedicated to delivering world-class healthcare.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Supportive and diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Evidence of emergency gynae and early pregnancy knowledge and experience.
• Must be confident and clinically competent to manage all areas of the service.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to patients and strong clinical leadership.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Support emotional needs of women and families.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal & communication skills

Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively

Make decisions and perform well under pressure

Strong clinical leadership

Job description

Secondment opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a deputy sister/charge nurse to join our friendly, highly motivated, dynamic and hard-working Emergency Gynaecology team on A23 at QMC campus of NUH. A passion for the delivery of high quality care is essential for supporting the needs of our patients. As a band 6 you will be required to be able to demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate others and deputise in the absence of the senior leadership team.

• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
• Make decisions and perform well under pressure
• Work collaboratively with external and internal colleagues to ensure patients are managed in line with SDEC principles.

This deputy sister/charge nurse role is essential to provide safe and effective running of the A23 clinical area, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing direct care to patients as well as strong clinical leadership. You must be empathic to the emotional needs of the women and their families attending GTU and A23. As a deputy sister/charge nurse you will be expected to provide expert knowledge of gynae and early pregnancy complications on a 24/7 basis, working all shift patterns including nights.

This post is suitable for staff who have emergency gynae and early pregnancy knowledge and experience. You must be confident and clinically competent to manage all areas of the service on a daily basis.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

A23 is a 16 bedded inpatient area caring for women experiencing gynaecological concerns and complications in early pregnancy. The team on the unit are exceptionally proud of what we do every day and we look forward to working with you. We work closely with AGTU which is our emergency triage area.

This advert closes on Sunday 16 Nov 2025