# Deputy Ward Leader

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- **Location:** County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Secondment: 18 months
- **Employment type:** Full time - 36 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T09:50:52.957Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Unplanned_Care/Unplanned_Care-v8200061
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8200061?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Emergency Medicine directorate is looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse to join the senior team at Accident and Emergency, County Hospital. The Accident and Emergency department is a busy environment, and we have a workforce model focused on providing safe and effective patient care, and leadership and development of the nursing team.

If you are a quality driven person wishing to deliver a high-quality service to our patients and their families, have the ability to work well within a dynamic and busy environment and wish to assist in the management and leadership of our junior staff, this post is for you. You will be offered excellent training and support within this post

In this post you will be responsible for the initial assessment of patients and providing an effective care pathway and also taking charge of the unit managing the referrals, admissions and transfers of patients appropriately. We are committed to developing a culture in line with our values that improves quality and enhances the patient experience, and you will play a vital part in developing new ways of working to achieve this goal.

### Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

If you are interested and keen to know more, please email

Senior Sister Joanne Gee- jo.gee@uhnm.nhs.uk

Senior Sister Yvette Glover- yvettte.glover@uhnm.nhs.uk

Senior Sister Amanda Benza - amanda.benza@uhnm.nhs.uk

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Evidence of leading a team

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience in acute medicine

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Problem solving and independent decision making

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Diploma in Nursing

**Desirable**

- Evidence of degree level study in health/nursing related studies

## Documents

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- [infection control statement (pdf, 107.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1003)
- [recruitment reasonable adjustments (pdf, 122.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2872)
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