NRC Deputy Team Leader / Charge Nurse | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Deputy Team Leader / Charge Nurse to join their innovative rehabilitation team. This vital role involves providing senior leadership in nursing and support teams, assessing patient care needs, and carrying out high-quality, compassionate care. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and involvement in groundbreaking rehabilitation practices. Join us in shaping the future of rehabilitation services and apply by September 28, 2025.

Qualifications

• Passion for transforming lives through rehabilitation.
• Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong clinical decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs of patients.
• Develop and evaluate programs of care.
• Carry out direct and indirect patient care.

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for transforming the lives of people who have experienced severe injury or illness? Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward thinking team with the collective objective of providing first class rehabilitation to our patients.

Please apply to become a Deputy Team Leader / Charge Nurse in Rehabilitation if you wish to become part of our journey in creating a better future for rehabilitation patients. This post is integral to providing senior leadership to nursing and support teams at the NRC, taking deputy ward manager / team leader responsibility for high quality, efficient, safe and compassionate care in a rehabilitation setting.

If you were successful, you would become a key part of shaping the service going forwards and contribute, with other professional colleagues, in paving the future of rehabilitation in the UK. The model is to deliver rehabilitation regionally, with the East Midlands being the first, with others to follow.

This is a unique and fantastic opportunity to join the revolution of rehabilitation in the UK. You will be at the forefront of big change over the next few years. Your contribution will be vital but not only that, you will be supported to grow and learn through our many developmental programmes at the NRC. Our values support the ongoing development of all colleagues, and the opportunity to research alongside our Professors in Rehabilitation is unparalleled.

Responsibilities

• Assess the care needs of patients and develop a program of care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate.
• Carry out relevant forms of direct and indirect patient care without direct supervision.
• Work as part of the interdisciplinary team to assess, evaluate and deliver care to patients.
• Utilise and integrate evidence into practice.
• Assess the case needs of patients and develop a program of care which is evaluated and implemented as appropriate.
• Make sound clinical decisions based on the assessment of patients, including that of safe nurse lead discharges.

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.

About NUH/NRC and Opportunities

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.

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

This role will be temporarily based at our current unit Linden Lodge at City Hospital until we move to the 70 bed NRC facility in late 2025, and will continue to deliver early, goal-directed rehabilitation to patients transitioning from our regional Neurosurgery, Spinal and Major Trauma Centres.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025