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Deputy Ward Sister/Charge NurseNHS

Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL Permanent £39,959 to £48,117
Posted 8 September 2026 Closing date 22 September 2026
Sutton Parkway Rail Station (1.5 miles, direct) Hucknall Tram Stop (6.8 miles, direct) Sutton Bus Station (1.4 miles, direct)

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a dedicated and experienced Deputy Ward Sister to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role within our Surgical Assessment Unit and contribute to the development of our new Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. You will coordinate the delivery of high-quality care, ensuring that staffing levels and skill mix are effectively managed to meet patient needs across each shift.

If you are ready to take the next step in your nursing career and thrive in a fast-paced surgical environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

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

Job description

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.

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