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Job summary

Main area
Palliative Care
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 34 hours per week (Shift pattern of Long days as well as early/late shifts. Weekend work also expected. The hours are worked over a 4 week period.)
Job ref
269-SFT9821
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/07/2026 08:00

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

 


Job overview

This is an  unique opportunity at Salisbury Hospice, for our In-Patient Unit are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Registered Nurse to join our team in a leadership role.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to develop or further consolidate their management and leadership skills and experience, whilst taking on this leadership role.

We are a busy 10 bed specialist unit, dedicated to high standards of care for our patients and their families. We are looking to appoint to 0.9WTE / 34 hrs per week worked over a 4 week period.

Staff development and training is important to us and there are various career pathway options throughout the Specialist Services we offer here at Salisbury.

You will be a nurse that is able to demonstrate the highest standards of nursing care for patients with Specialist Palliative Care needs. You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to lead and work well within the ward team and the wider multi-professional teams.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities of the Band 6  Ward Sister role.

Dependent on experience when starting in role we will discuss and plan your induction with us, so you will have the opportunity to develop in the role or consolidate existing skills and experience.

 

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with NMC
  • evidence of communication skills / training
  • Completion of Practice Assessor course or willingness to complete
  • Application form completed well, in keeping with Job description
Desirable criteria
  • Palliative care study / qualification
  • Evidence of working in a specialist palliative care unit or setting
  • Advanced Communication skills course or equivalent
  • Evidence of management experience
  • Evidence of leadership or change experience

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Completion of Advanced communication course or willingness to complete

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At Least 2 years experience in nursing at Band 5
  • Evidence of working with Palliative/ EOLC patients
  • Evidence of taking charge of ward environment
  • Experience of working with Bereavement/ Loss
Desirable criteria
  • Desire and passion to work within Specialist Palliative care Services
  • Completion of leadership course
  • Experience of working with families and children

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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
Natalie Taylor-Muir
Job title
Senior Sister, Salisbury Hospice Inpatient Unit
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 425113
Additional information

Alternatively contact Lead Nurse for Specialist Palliative Care, Helen Keefe  at Salisbury Hospice 01722 425113.

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