Lead Nurse Emergency Department
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced, inspirational and forward-thinking nursing leader to join the Division of Urgent and Emergency C...
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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.
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Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Good communication skills with clear written and oral skills
- Proven management skillseffective organisation abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills
Desirable: - Presentation skills
Qualifications
Essential: - 1 st level Registered Nurse; - Diploma level study
Desirable: - Degree or willingness to work towards
Further Training
Essential: - Evidence of personal and professional development in ED Nursing/ management
Desirable: - Degree in management/ Teaching or the willingness to undertake further training
Experience
Essential
- 5 year post registration experience, 2 of which should be in a senior position working in the Emergency Department Clinical expertise in the field of Emergency Care
Contractual Requirements
Essential: - Regular attendance; - Work 37.5 hours or pro rata part time; - Ability to work flexibly
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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