Job summary
- Main area
- Vascular
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0734
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse- Tivoli Ward, Band 7
Band 7
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic nurse who would like to make a difference to both patient care and staff career progression.
This is an exciting opportunity to enhance leadership skills in managing a fast paced surgical ward in Cheltenham General Hospital. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will role model high standards of nursing care and demonstrate transformational leadership. Visible leadership is essential on the ward for clinical supervision management and supporting patient flow of admissions and discharges to the ward.
Main duties of the job
Provide high quality patient care delivery maintaining standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, and Trust guidelines, and able to meet the revalidation requirements.
To manage effectively the funded establishment of the Department through recruitment, retention and development of staff
Delivery and management of key performance indicators:
- Financial Management
- Rostering Management
- Timely Datix Management
- EPR compliance
- Complaints
- Vacancy Factors
- Sickness – long and short term
- Appraisal Rates
- Mandatory Training
- Patient Group Directions (PGD) Compliance
- Clinical Supervision Management
- Resus Trolley Checks
- Cleaning targets
- Infection Control
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is to operationally and clinically manage Tivoli ward at Cheltenham General Hospital. Tivoli is a 21 bedded ward that receive elective and emergency urology admissions, elective gynaecology oncology patients and elective general surgery cases. The band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will be accountable and responsible for the 24 hour care delivery and management of the ward.
This will involve the line management of the nursing team to monitor sickness, appraisals and training compliance. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will lead the training and development of the nursing team to ensure clinical practice is developed and maintained and oversee the quality and safety of patient care that is being delivered.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse
- Recognised Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice course
Desirable criteria
- Recognised management/leadership course, or equivalent level of skill gained through experience or commitment to work towards
- Recognised Nursing Degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Knowledge and experience of change management, quality assurance processes and working within a budget
- Evidence of development and evaluation of training resources
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an acute surgical environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence and plays an active part in the introduction of research-based change to improve patient centred care
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Passion for teaching, education and practice development and ability to professionally develop individuals
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sasha Dowdeswell
- Job title
- Matron Urology, Breast and Vascular
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07967 871169
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