Team Co-ordinator - Critical Care Unit Sutton in Ashfield

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Coordinator within Adult Critical Care at King's Mill Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Critical Care Nurse who is passionate about delivering the highest standards of patient care and committed to driving continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and strengthen your leadership skills while remaining clinically involved within a fast-paced, supportive and dynamic environment.

As Team Coordinator, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operational management of the unit. Working closely with Department Leaders and the wider senior team, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care, while fostering a positive, collaborative and forward-thinking culture.

You will be supported by our dedicated Clinical Education Team, with excellent opportunities for ongoing professional development, learning and career progression. This role offers the opportunity to combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, enabling you to make a meaningful contribution to service development, quality improvement and the continued success of our Critical Care service.

If you are ready to take the next step in your Critical Care nursing career and are looking for a challenging, rewarding and supported leadership opportunity, we would love to hear from you and welcome you to our team.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

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 visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

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Details

Date posted: 15 September 2026Pay scheme: Agenda for changeBand: Band 6Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annumContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Full-timeReference number: 214-SRG-8260415Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate attitudes and behaviours consistent with the Trust expectations.




• Flexible and adaptable




• Caring




• Enthusiastic and well motivated




• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills




• Demonstrable basic IT skills




• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care




• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place




• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations




• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans




• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation




• Competent and capable of using medical equipment




• Able to undertake patient / non patient handling manoeuvres

Desirable

• Audit or research within the clinical area




• Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework




• Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others




• Demonstrate effective resource management




• Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to NHS policies




• Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills




• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions




• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse with NMC registration




• Suitable teaching qualification / Mentoring Course




• Completion of all local competencies relevant to role and specialty

Desirable

• Diploma or degree in health / nursing related studies




• Continuing professional development / reflective profile
  
• Formal leadership and management training

Further Training

Essential

• Mandatory training and updates




• Relevant post basic study e.g. specialist pathway




• Evidence of moving and handling training

Desirable

• QI / Sherwood6 Change Management Training




• Attendance at conferences / study days.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience, including experience within specialty




• Significant experience at Band 5




• Supervision of non registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students




• Evidence of ability to mentor




• Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively




• Demonstrate an understanding of the Team Co-ordinator role

Desirable

• Research training / experience




• Recent or current experience within the specialty




• Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work




• Evidence of formal teaching experience




• Experience of leading a team




• Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team, prioritise workload of self and others, and effective time management skills




• Successful implementation and management of a nursing change process




• Understanding of the role of advocacy

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Enhanced DBS clearance




• NMC registration and revalidation

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.

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).

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: King's Mill Hospital, Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Department Leader Tina Wright Tina.wright4@nhs.net 01623622515

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