Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Shift Coordinator

The closing date is 20 November 2025

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing leadership career?

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Ward Leader to join our busy Day Case Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership and operational management across three distinct areas, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care in a safe and efficient environment.

Reporting directly to the Ward Leader, you will:

  • Take day-to-day responsibility for directing and controlling nursing activity in the absence of the Ward Leader.
  • Provide strong clinical leadership and support to the team, promoting best practice and continuous improvement.
  • Coordinate the smooth running of the unit, demonstrating excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
  • Ensure compliance with infection control, health and safety, and Trust policies.
  • Uphold the principles of equality, diversity, and dignity in all aspects of patient care and staff management.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are proud of our reputation for excellence and innovation. This role offers the chance to make a real impact on patient care and team development within a supportive and forward-thinking NHS Trust.

Apply now and take the next step in your career at King's Mill Hospital.

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.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, 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 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-SRG-7499821

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills
  • Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills

Desirable

  • Change management and leadership skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level Registered Nurse
  • Teaching qualification

Desirable

  • Diploma level study or the willingness to undertake

Further Training

Desirable

  • Relevant course to day case nursing

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience and experience within specialty

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance
  • Ability to work flexibly
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills
  • Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills

Desirable

  • Change management and leadership skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level Registered Nurse
  • Teaching qualification

Desirable

  • Diploma level study or the willingness to undertake

Further Training

Desirable

  • Relevant course to day case nursing

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience and experience within specialty

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance
  • Ability to work flexibly

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Hannah West

hannah.west9@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-SRG-7499821

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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