Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: rotation from days to nights essential
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 320-SURG-1246
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/07/2025
Employer heading

Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our critical care team. We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with critical care experience looking to develop their career further into a Band 6 role.
If you are ready to to progress your career and develop leadership skills in the intensive care environment this may be the opportunity for you.
We are an 16 bedded critical care accepting level 3 and level 2 patients, as a Band 6 sister/charge nurse you will be responsible for co-ordinating the care of the patients in this area and ensuring delivery of high quality care to our patients from the team
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Sister on the critical care your duties will include the following skills on a shift by shift basis
-Co-ordination and management of the critical care unit including co-ordination of admissions and discharges and managing capacity within the department
-Ensuring safe staffing levels are maintained by manipulation of rosters and escalates to the ward manager as required
-Providing support and guidance to junior members of the team caring for critically ill patients
-Works with the multi disciplinary team to ensure safe and effective care is delivered to critically ill patients
-Ensures the critical care area has sufficient resources to deliver high quality care and escalates to senior staff if there is a deficit
-Actively engages with staff development and supervision through education, appraisals and mentorship
-Adheres to current policies in relation to infection control, Health and Safety and Well being of the staff
-Deputises for the Senior Sister when required
Closing date of applications: 30 June 2025
Date of interview: 14 July 2025
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
· Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
· On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
· A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
· Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
· We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
· An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
· Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
· We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
· We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
· We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working da
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Preparation of Mentors course or equlivalent
- Degree level study
- Critical Care course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- existing critical care Band 6 experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an acute setting (Critical care)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Teaching experience (formal and informal)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership
Problem Solving
Essential criteria
- Evidence of being proactive and ability to problem solve when faced with different clinical scenario
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Senior Sister Caroline Swan
- Job title
- Senior Sister Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01283 7986276
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