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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 26 March 2026

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Job summary

Shape the Future of Emergency Care at UHN

University Hospitals Northamptonshire (UHN) is proud to deliver emergency care services across Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital. We are now seeking experienced, motivated and dynamic Registered Nurses (Band 6) to join our Emergency Care teams. While this is a single recruitment advert, all posts are hospital specific. Applicants can express a preference for NGH or KGH during the application process.

Main duties of the job

Emergency Care within the NHS is fast paced, acute and constantly evolving. Our Emergency Departments provide care to patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency conditions, requiring confident nursing assessment, sound clinical knowledge and skills and compassionate leadership.

As a Senior Registered Nurse (Band 6), you will play a key leadership role within the department and have the opportunity to lead and coordinate clinical areas, including (but not limited to):

  • Initial Assessment and Triage
  • Emergency Department Majors
  • Resuscitation and Trauma
  • Emergency Department Minors
  • Continuing Care Areas

You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred emergency care, while supporting patient flow and operational delivery

At UHN, we are committed to growing future emergency care Nurses. Band 6 Nurses are actively supported to:

  • Develop nursing expertise across all emergency care areas
  • Build leadership and management capabilities
  • Contribute to the day-to-day leadership of teams including Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and wider support staff
  • Act as a visible nursing presence and role model
  • Support improvement, safety initiatives and service development

Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to attend a UHN Emergency Care Assessment Centre:

28 March 2026, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Details

Date posted

13 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per anum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

264-7867300-MED

Job locations

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN16 8UZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
  • Immediate Life Support (ILS) qualification, RCUK aligned

Desirable

  • RCN Emergency Care Competencies - Level 2 (or demonstrable equivalent)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification, RCUK aligned
  • Recognised Emergency Trauma course or qualification
  • Leadership or management course/qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in an acute area of nursing relevant to emergency and urgent care within the NHS
  • Minimum of 24 months post-registration experience
  • RCN Emergency Care Competencies Level 1 (or demonstrable equivalents)

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an NHS Emergency Department
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
  • Immediate Life Support (ILS) qualification, RCUK aligned

Desirable

  • RCN Emergency Care Competencies - Level 2 (or demonstrable equivalent)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification, RCUK aligned
  • Recognised Emergency Trauma course or qualification
  • Leadership or management course/qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in an acute area of nursing relevant to emergency and urgent care within the NHS
  • Minimum of 24 months post-registration experience
  • RCN Emergency Care Competencies Level 1 (or demonstrable equivalents)

Desirable

  • Experience of working within an NHS Emergency 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.

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

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN16 8UZ


Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN16 8UZ


Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Nursing

Ashley Knights

ashley.knights1@nhs.net

01604545618

Details

Date posted

13 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per anum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

264-7867300-MED

Job locations

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN16 8UZ


Supporting documents

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