Lead Nurse - Emergency Department

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Job summary

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is recruiting a Lead Nurse for the Emergency Department. You will be a senior clinical leader responsible for nursing practice, patient safety and departmental performance, reporting to the Matron.

You will drive service improvements, optimise patient flow and work with the divisions to deliver high quality care. The role requires extensive ED leadership experience, ability to manage complex teams, and a commitment to education, quality

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior nursing role within an Emergency Department or equivalent.
• Management of a team and staff performance.
• Staff appraisals and managing sickness/absence.
• Leadership and clinical governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing teams within the ED to deliver high quality care.
• Improve patient flow within the ED and to admission routes.
• Support quality improvement, innovation and evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with Matron and senior colleagues on service development and standards.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team management

Staff appraisals

Staff performance

Sickness absence management

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

First degree or leadership qualification

Mentorship in practice

Life Support Training

Safeguarding training

ALS/EPLS/ATNC qualification

Job description

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Lead Nurse - Emergency Department

The closing date is 25 November 2026

The post holder within the Emergency Department (ED) is a Senior professional managerial role responsible for leading on efficient and effective delivery of clinical nursing expertise, departmental management expertise and advice in all aspects of the ED.

The Lead Nurse is accountable for the standard of nursing practice and the quality of patient care delivered by the ED workforce. With the other senior members of the Division of Medicine Urgent and Emergency Care, the post holder will have a primary responsibility for improving patient flow within the ED and between ED and other admission routes.

To support the Matron in the development of the ED using quality improvement, innovation and evidence based practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder provides a high level of clinical, managerial skills and professional knowledge to the nursing teams within the remit of the role. Reporting to the Matron, they play a pivotal role in delivery of high quality care, and supporting service improvement and monitoring standards within the ED

Please see Job description and Person Specification for more information.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.

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Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive experience in a senior nursing role within an Emergency Department or equivalent experience
• Management of a team
• Staff appraisals
• Managing staff performance
• Managing sickness and absence

Qualifications & Training

• NMC Registered General Nurse/ Registered Children's Nurse (as relevant to role)
• First level degree or working towards health related studies Leadership qualification or relevant evidence of leadership experience
• Mentorship in practice or equivalent qualification
• Current Adult and Paediatric Life Support Resuscitation Training
• Child Protection TrainingSafeguarding Adults Training
• ALS/EPLS/ATNC/TNCC or working towards

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Demonstrate positive verbal and written communication skills with multi-disciplinary team/client/relatives
• Professional attitude
• Key performance quality indicators
• Shift and team management
• Knowledge of major incidence management
• Complaint management and conflict resolution
• Demonstrate an understanding of leadership skills and the provision of an environment which encourages empowerment
• Evidence of involvement in service development and quality improvement
• Provide evidence of promoting an environment of innovation and continuous improvement
• Computer and keyboard skills

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearPro Rata Per Annum