Job summary
- Main area
- Head & Neck, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 328-HNO-7101689
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (Pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Sister
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior nurse who can demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate staff.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Main duties of the job
You will be a team player with good communication and organisational skills along with clinical management experience. You will have a positive can do attitude and always strive for the best for your patients and wider working team.
You will have the ability to engage clinically with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will have in depth proven clinical knowledge guiding the clinical team to work within this framework and dermatology pathways. You will be expected to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, along with the ability to sensitively manage change.
The post holder will be expected to have responsibility for the department in the absence of the department manager, both at The James Cook University Hospital and the One Life. You provide professional clinical leadership, advice, and guidance for the team, supporting the manager. You will need to have problem solving skills and be able to enhance patient pathways with innovation / improvements based on current research / guidance.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
· Your Leadership Impact
· Leading your Team to Success
· Leading Into the Future
· Service Improvement for Beginners
· Developing your Service Improvement Skills
· Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Recognisable teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working within and acute or community setting
- Experience of Multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in Dermatology
Desirable criteria
- previous experience as a clinical sister
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgina McDonald
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07827330542
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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