Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Ward 34 | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7625153/214-MED-7625153 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has come up on Ward 34 to be Deputy Ward Leader.! We are seeking a dynamic and passionate individual who is dedicated to delivering the highest standards of patient care and is ready to take on a leadership role within our team.
As the Deputy Ward Leader, your primary responsibility will be to support the delivery of top-quality patient care, contributing to personal actions and fostering continuous improvement. In this leadership role, you will work closely with the Ward Leader, acting as their right-hand person. You will regularly assume responsibility for the ward, ensuring that both the quality of care provided to patients and the environment in which care is delivered are maintained to the highest standards.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference in the care we provide, while developing your leadership skills in a supportive, collaborative setting.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
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 9thApril, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026
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