Job vacancy: Band 6 - Clinical Sister, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton

Job summary

Main area: Acute Medicine Unit
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent: Working across 7 days including days and nights and bank holidays.
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working across 7 days including days and nights and bank holidays.)
Job ref: 230-29660128-MED-C

Employer: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Town: Nuneaton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 (dependent on experience)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/06/2025 23:59

Band 6 - Clinical Sister

NHS AfC: Band 6

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

To take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
To undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient as appropriate.
To promote and deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide an excellent patient experience.
To create and utilise opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
To work and undertake clinical shifts.
To work within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.
To participate in clinical audits within the clinical areas to monitor and improve standards of care.
To ensure effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.
To participate in all elements of direct patient care including hydration, nutrition, continence, pressure area care and harm prevention.
To ensure all trust documentation pertaining to patient care and departmental safety are completed to a high standard.
To implement treatment, investigations, diagnostics, and referrals as per agreed patient plans.
To practice in line with NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies, recognising own abilities and limitations.
To offer telephone advice to patients and their carers, GP’s, and allied health professionals.
To promote good working relationships within the nursing teams, providing appropriate advice and support.
To teach, mentor and supervise students and other junior staff, ensuring a high level of competence.
To respond to deteriorating patients in a timely manner and taking responsibility for supporting junior staff in such situations.
To undertake immediate life support as part of trust training.

Managerial

To assist the Ward Manager/Matron to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff.
To support the Ward Manager/Matron to initiate and implement improvements using a systematic approach.
To ensure staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty rostering.
Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
To ensure information on the Ward/Department/Clinical area information system is correct and updated regularly as appropriate.
To deputise for the Ward Manager in leading the Acute Medical Unit in their absence.
To assist the Ward Manager/Matron in monitoring and audit of standards including high impact interventions, KPI and target data.
To co-ordinate each shift daily, acting as the Shift Leader.

Person specification

Clinical experience

Essential criteria

2 years experience Acute Medicine (Band 5)
Evidence of Continuing professional development
Ability to manage a team
Able to demonstrate clinical experience, skills and expertise

Desirable criteria

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Sarah Colkin

Job title

AMU Ward Manager

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

02476 153543

Additional information

Katie Wood AMU Unit Manager

[email protected]

Simon Gorrell (Matron)

[email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Band 6 - Clinical Sister

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Main duties of the job

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Clinical experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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