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Job summary

Main area
Acute Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
11 months (Fixed term contract, secondment considered up to October 2025)
Hours
Part time - 24 hours per week (Day and Evening shifts)
Job ref
362-NAM6SDEC-01-26
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/02/2026 23:59

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

 


 

Job overview

Medical SDEC (MSDEC) are seeking a motivated Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for secondment until October 2026. 

The post holder must have a good understanding of Medical SDEC and have strong experience with Trust IT systems including Patient Centre and Advantis ED. 

The post holder must demonstrate positive leadership and be adept in managing change within a team. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in all aspects of Ward/ Department management and have a key role in co-ordinating and developing the nursing team ensuring that patients receive the required standard of care. The post holder will support the Ward Manager/ Team Leader in ensuring all staff comply with Trust policies/ procedures and professional and legal standards.

The post holder will coordinate patient flow through Medical SDEC from all referral routes.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in all aspects of Ward/ Department management and have a key role in co-ordinating and developing the nursing team ensuring that patients receive the required standard of care. The post holder will support the Ward Manager/ Team Leader in ensuring all staff comply with Trust policies/ procedures and professional and legal standards.

The post holder will coordinate patient flow through Medical SDEC from all referral routes.

Please see job description & person specification. 

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN adult
  • Current NMC registration
  • Professional or clinical qualification relevant to the speciality or evidence of working towards
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of study at degree level
  • Supporting learners in practice course

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health.
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times.
  • Updated research and evidence-based practice.
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
  • Data Protection
  • Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of further learning

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in adult care
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate a team
  • Ability to work autonomously & as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Safeguarding level 3 training
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of or evidence of clinical governance.
  • Coaching skills
  • Undertaken or willing to undertake the Trust ‘Work together to get results’ programme.
  • Investigation training

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
  • Organisational abilities
  • Appropriate IT skills
  • Evidence of being a positive role model in their current environment
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of implementing change and willingness to learn new skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah-Jayne Ormrod
Job title
Ward Manager, Medical SDEC
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 5907
Additional information

Sarah Murphy, Matron - [email protected]