Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse

Job summary

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse

37.5 hours per week - Internal Rotation (Full & Part time considered)

Permanent

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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• The post holder is responsible for clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidenced based practice; ensuring patients receive safe, high-quality care.
• To provide direct management and facilitate learning and development within the nursing team.
• Management of preceptor ships of newly qualified staff, return to Nursing staff and the mentorship of nursing students and health care support workers.

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
• Undertakes and documents a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient, as appropriate.
• Deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide good patient experience.
• Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
• To undertake clinical shifts within department.
• Working within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one's own abilities and limitations.
• To facilitate and build teamwork between nurses and multi-disciplinary teams to effect high standards of care.
• To understand mortality data and use knowledge of how nursing can contribute to increased mortality to determine ward standards. Use audit tools to monitor compliance with those standards.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

• Effective Open Communication
• excellence and safety in everything we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

• Ensuring staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty eRostering.
• Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
• To support the Ward Manager with the financial resources for the ward area, as required.
• Support the Ward Manager in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
• Support with the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents related to own clinical area and support the review of complaints in other areas, as deemed.
• Appropriate by the Ward Manager. Provide feedback to staff as appropriate.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence, as per requested.
• Ensure information on the ward / department information system is correct and updated regularly, as appropriate.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Essential

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years working at Band 5 or equivalent with experience in urgent or emergency care desirable.
• Demonstrate commitment and ability to support staff teaching, research and education
• Proven leadership skills including team building, change management.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources.
• Demonstrate experience within the strategic planning process
• Computer literate
• Experience of Resource Management
• RGN / RSCN / RM
• Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Ability to motivate others
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
• Good Organisational skills
• Ability to have positive working relationships.
• Teaching Course City and Guilds 7307/ENB 998 or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience of audit and research

Desirable

• Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree
• Post basic qualification relevant to specialty
• Awareness of wide NHS Agenda and Modernization Initiatives