Job summary
Are you a dynamic and compassionate senior nurse looking for your next leadership challenge?
We're excited to invite an inspiring Sister/Charge Nurse to lead our high-performing team within our busy 24-bedded Respiratory Support Unit/Acute Ward.
In this pivotal role, you will provide strong clinical leadership and expert ward management, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and truly patient-centred care. You will champion excellence, nurture your team, and help shape a supportive, empowering environment where both patients and staff can thrive.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to investing in our people. You'll benefit from ongoing professional development, a wide range of training opportunities, and a workplace culture built on compassion, respect, and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact--both on patient care and on the future of our service.
Main duties of the job
* Leadership & management of the ward & team
* Clinical Responsibilities - Act as a clinical expert in respiratory medicine
* Staff training & Development - Facilitate professional development of staff, promote continuing education
* Governance & quality assurance - Investigations, complaints, policy & procedures, audit & monitor clinical standards
* Patient and family liaison
* Resource & budgetary management.
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.
Details
Date posted
09 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
214-MED
Job locations
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
* Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills.
Desirable
* Presentation skills.
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
* Degree in Nursing or equivalent clinical professional qualification
* Registered clinical professional
* Qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent
Desirable
* Working towards Masters qualification or equivalent
* Additional professional/management qualifications
Further Training
Essential
* Evidence of personal and professional development in clinical practice/ management
Desirable
* Diploma in management or relevant subject or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience, with experience in a senior position within the speciality
* Experience of operating and communicating effectively with clinicians and Multi-disciplinary
* Experience of working with external agencies and influencing internal change
* Experience of initiating, conducting and evaluating risk assessments and investigations
* Experience of leading and managing staff
Desirable
* Experience of working towards Care Quality
* Commission and NHS Resolution standards
* Complaints Management
* Experience of service improvement methodologies
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Regular attendance
* Ability to work flexibly
* Professional Registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
* Proven management skills- effective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills.
Desirable
* Presentation skills.
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
* Degree in Nursing or equivalent clinical professional qualification
* Registered clinical professional
* Qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent
Desirable
* Working towards Masters qualification or equivalent
* Additional professional/management qualifications
Further Training
Essential
* Evidence of personal and professional development in clinical practice/ management
Desirable
* Diploma in management or relevant subject or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience, with experience in a senior position within the speciality
* Experience of operating and communicating effectively with clinicians and Multi-disciplinary
* Experience of working with external agencies and influencing internal change
* Experience of initiating, conducting and evaluating risk assessments and investigations
* Experience of leading and managing staff
Desirable
* Experience of working towards Care Quality
* Commission and NHS Resolution standards
* Complaints Management
* Experience of service improvement methodologies
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Regular attendance
* Ability to work flexibly
* Professional Registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
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
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website
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