# Lead Nurse Emergency Department

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, King's Mill Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:16:30.788Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8353768
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8353768?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced, inspirational and forward-thinking nursing leader to join the Division of Urgent and Emergency Care as a Lead Nurse.

As a highly visible and influential senior leader, you will play a pivotal role in driving excellence in patient care, leading nursing practice and supporting the ongoing development of emergency services. Working alongside the senior nursing team and a wide multidisciplinary workforce, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care while maintaining the highest clinical standards in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.

This substantive post provides a unique opportunity to contribute to both the strategic direction and operational leadership of the Emergency Department during an exciting period of service development. You will lead quality improvement initiatives, champion innovation, support workforce development and foster a positive, inclusive culture where colleagues feel valued, empowered and supported to deliver their very best.

We are seeking an individual with a proven track record of leadership, excellent clinical credibility and a passion for improving patient experience and outcomes.

If you are ready to take the next step in your nursing leadership career and help shape the future of urgent and emergency care, we would be delighted 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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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

### 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

### 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

### 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

### Contractual Requirements

**Essential**

- Regular attendance
- Work 37.5 hours or pro rata part time
- Ability to work flexibly

## Documents

- [lead nurse (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10679490)
- [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702)
- [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448)
- [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938)
- [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492)

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