Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to develop your leadership skills while working in an innovative and fast-paced environment? If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

We are offering a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse position within our dynamic Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit - a progressive service designed to transform patient care.

SDEC is a modern care model that ensures patients with acute medical needs receivediagnosis, treatment, and a clear plan - all on the same day. This approach:

• Reduces unnecessary hospital admissions
• Improves patient experience
• Delivers safe, efficient, and compassionate care

What Makes Us Different?

• We are part of Acute Medicine, working closely with the Emergency Department and the wider Urgent and Emergency Care Division.
• Our team is innovative, collaborative, and passionate about improving patient outcomes.
• You'll be at the heart of a service that is shaping the future of emergency care.

As Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, you will:

• Lead and support a dedicated nursing team
• Drive high standards of care and patient safety
• Play a key role in developing this exciting service
• Gain valuable leadership experience in a forward-thinking environment

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a visionary team delivering cutting-edge care
• Enjoy professional development opportunities within the Trust
• Make a real difference to patients and the way emergency care is delivered

Main duties of the job

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

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 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.