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Job summary

Main area
Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0056-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
16/06/2025

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, dynamic, highly motivated senior nurse, to apply for the position of full time Senior Sister/Charge Nurse band 7 on the Acute Medical Unit. 

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of strong leadership, able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills and have experience in managing staff within a clinical environment at a minimum band 6 level. Applicants should be self-motivated, dynamic, and forward thinking and able to lead and develop the nursing team. Change management experience is also desirable. 

The successful candidate will be a highly skilled communicator utilising effective verbal, written and IT skills to ensure patients receive timely, efficient evidence-based care and a positive patient experience.

A commitment to working within the clinical governance framework and demonstrating PROUD values is essential to this role.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will provide leadership and support to staff providing care to patients within the Acute Medical Unit
  • To have 24 hours continuing responsibility for the ward whether he/she is on duty or not. 
  • To ensure that the highest possible quality of care is delivered within the ward, and that it meets the expectations of individual patients.
  • To support the ward team to deliver high standards of care.
  • To monitor, audit and review care standards and ensure the ward is functioning at a high standard. 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. 

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a comprehensive package to support staff health and wellbeing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
  • Teaching and Assessing qualification.
  • Degree or evidence of actively working towards Degree level of study.
  • Post graduate education relevant to the role or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s level study
  • Certificate in management and leadership (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post registration experience in acute and or emergency medicine including; Management of diabetic patients, deteriorating patients and blood transfusions.
  • Evidence of management experience.
  • Evidence of personal and professional development.
  • Ability to work autonomously.
  • Experience of patient flow.
  • Experience of managing QUEST, IPC, IPR, recruitment and section, attendance, roster planning and incident investigation.
  • Knowledge, understanding and experience of the care and treatment of Mental Health patients
  • Experience of leading and managing change.
  • Experience at sister / charge nurse level.
  • Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate and inspire staff and initiate changes.
  • Experience of MDT working.
  • Experience and knowledge of clinical governance.
  • Experience of budget management or willingness to learn.
  • Knowledge of the EDI agenda.
Desirable criteria
  • Audit / Research
  • Project management skills

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Life Support or willingness to undertake.
  • Level 2 safeguarding training up to date.
  • Completion of mental health study day.
  • Commitment to continuous personal development.
  • Phlebotomy
  • Cannulation
  • ECG

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills.
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework.
  • Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change.
  • Experience of managing staff wellbeing.

Other Factors

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system.
  • Ability to demonstrate inclusive and compassionate leadership.
  • Ability to hold the 2936 staffing bleep

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Step into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Megan Burgin
Job title
Medical Secretary/PA
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2266816
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