Sister / Charge Nurse

NHS

  • Newcastle
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Are you a passionate and experienced children's nurse with a specialist interest in a medical investigation day unit? We are seeking a highly motivatedBand 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse to support and coordinate care within our regional medical day-case unit.This is a unique opportunity to take on a senior clinical leadership role in a well-established multidisciplinary team, caring for children with a wide variety of conditions, endocrine, metabolic, respiratory, immunology, neurology, oncology, rheumatology and gastroenterology on a day case basis. This is a nurse led unit for children receiving complex and innovative therapies.To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absentThe candidate must deliver quality nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
  • Interview date: 29 September 2025
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASEMain duties of the jobDemonstrate effective communication and provide a compassionate leadership approach, maintaining clinical workload, and some management responsibilities of the medical day unit within GNCH.Act as a guardian for professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the TrustEnsure environmental standards and cleanliness are maintained in line with national and Trust Standards in the ward/department.Effectively manage the ward/department nursing resourceProvide evidence based care for all children and participate, as required, in advancing care with research.Support and contribute to the development of patient care and nursing practice within the Directorate, contributing to Trust projects where required.Ensure junior staff and students have appropriate supervision and support and are appropriately assessed.About usAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor WalksThese include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annumContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number317-2025-36-16-DRJob locationsRoyal Victoria Infirmary317 02 Royal Victoria InfirmaryNE1 4LPJob descriptionJob responsibilities
  • To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.
  • In areas within the organisation nurses may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
  • Provide effective support and leadership to both staff, patients and carers within the ward or department.
  • Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
  • Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
  • Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
  • To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.
  • In areas within the organisation nurses may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
  • Provide effective support and leadership to both staff, patients and carers within the ward or department.
  • Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
  • Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
  • Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team
Person SpecificationQualifications & EducationEssential
  • oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner
  • oCurrent NMC / HCPC registration
  • oDiploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
  • oSpecialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
  • oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable
  • oDegree in health related subject
  • oRelevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & ExperienceEssential
  • oPrevious post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
  • oEvidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
  • oUnderstanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
  • oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
  • oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
  • oAudit / research experience
  • oRelevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality.
Skills & AbilitiesEssential
  • oGood IT skills
Person SpecificationQualifications & EducationEssential
  • oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Operating Department Practitioner
  • oCurrent NMC / HCPC registration
  • oDiploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
  • oSpecialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
  • oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
Desirable
  • oDegree in health related subject
  • oRelevant specialist qualification
Knowledge & ExperienceEssential
  • oPrevious post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
  • oEvidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
  • oUnderstanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
  • oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
  • oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
  • oAudit / research experience
  • oRelevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality.
Skills & AbilitiesEssential
  • oGood IT skills

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