SDEC Lead Nurse

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the UK is searching for a motivated SDEC Lead Nurse. This position involves managing a team of nurses in a busy Same Day Emergency Care service, providing assessment and support for acutely ill patients. The role requires experience in acute medicine and SDEC, along with registration with the NMC. The successful candidate will work across the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals, driving change and ensuring high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and overseeing a nursing team.
• Ability to drive change and implement new pathways.
• Dynamic and adaptable to travel between two hospital sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee a team of SDEC staff.
• Provide direction, clinical expertise, and advice.
• Ensure high-quality, person-centred care to patients.

Skills

Experience working within acute medicine

SDEC experience

Registered with the NMC

Job description

Go back The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

SDEC Lead Nurse

The closing date is 15 December 2025

We have a vacancy for a motivated, proactive and adaptable lead nurse.

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service is a busy and dynamic environment, providing assessment and management for patients presenting with a wide range of medical problems.

This post holder will be the Lead Nurse for SDEC within Acute Medicine cross site at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

You will be working as part of the wider Acute Medical team, developing the skills to provide direction, clinical expertise, advice and support to the Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit, ensuring the provision of high‑quality, person‑centred care to acutely ill patients that arrive from GPs or the Emergency Department. The postholder will also have involvement with service and pathway improvement as part of our values streams programme.

The successful candidate will be based in the SDEC overseeing and managing the flow of patients. They will need to maintain high standards of patient care within a high‑risk area, and be able to work closely with the ED and AMU teams.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be managing and overseeing a team of SDEC staff comprising Band 6 and Band 5 nurses, and health care assistants. You will need to be dynamic and be able to drive change and implement new pathways and processes. The post holder will need to be adaptable to travel between the two sites and manage their workloads across the two sites accordingly.

About us

Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.

We're on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.

Our vision, ‘To provide excellent care for the communities we serve’, is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core values – Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted – we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.

If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Role requirements

• Experience working within acute medicine
• SDEC experience

Registered RN

• Registered with the NMC

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital / the Princess Royal Hospital

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223‑SLN‑793‑A

Job locations

the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital / the Princess Royal Hospital