Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 09 July 2025

Job summary

? Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Be the Change Across Our Three Sites!

Are you a dynamic and forward-thinking nurse ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? We're on the lookout for an enthusiasticDeputy Sister/Charge Nurseto help shape the future of ourOutpatients and Phlebotomy departmentsas we embark on an exciting transformation acrossthree sites.

This is more than just a job -- it's your opportunity to:

?Lead with purpose- Drive service improvements and inspire your team to deliver outstanding patient care.?Make a real impact- Play a key role in enhancing the patient journey and improving operational excellence.?Grow your career- Thrive in a supportive, innovative environment that values your ideas and leadership.?Work flexibly- Adapt to the needs of our diverse patient community while enjoying variety in your day-to-day.

We're looking for someone with thevision to lead change, theskills to manage clinics smoothly, and thepassion to empower others. If you're ready to bring energy, creativity, and compassion to a role that truly matters -- we want to hear from you!

Apply now and help us transform care for the better!

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

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7273267

Job locations

Newark Hospital

Boundary Road

Newark

NG24 4DE


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication and time management skills
  • Enthusiastic, receptive.
  • Ability to work under fluctuating workloads
  • Ability to change, manage and motivate others.

Desirable

  • Experience in education and professional development.
  • Outpatients experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level Registered Nurse
  • Recognised teaching qualification
  • Additional Professional /management qualifications.
  • Demonstration of on-going Professional development

Further Training

Essential

  • Mandatory update

Desirable

  • HR training
  • Leadership programme
  • Appraisal training
  • Sickness management

Experience

Essential

  • Flexible with diversity of role
  • Experience of leading and managing staff

Desirable

  • Experience in Outpatients

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work across all Trust sites
  • Continued professional development
  • Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of department.
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication and time management skills
  • Enthusiastic, receptive.
  • Ability to work under fluctuating workloads
  • Ability to change, manage and motivate others.

Desirable

  • Experience in education and professional development.
  • Outpatients experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level Registered Nurse
  • Recognised teaching qualification
  • Additional Professional /management qualifications.
  • Demonstration of on-going Professional development

Further Training

Essential

  • Mandatory update

Desirable

  • HR training
  • Leadership programme
  • Appraisal training
  • Sickness management

Experience

Essential

  • Flexible with diversity of role
  • Experience of leading and managing staff

Desirable

  • Experience in Outpatients

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work across all Trust sites
  • Continued professional development
  • Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of department.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newark Hospital

Boundary Road

Newark

NG24 4DE


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newark Hospital

Boundary Road

Newark

NG24 4DE


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Department Sister

Natalie Taylor

natalie.taylor89@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7273267

Job locations

Newark Hospital

Boundary Road

Newark

NG24 4DE


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