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Job summary

Main area
Adult Nursing/Medical
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working, mixed of days, `nights, weekends and bank hollidays)
Job ref
151-NM70
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Heathlands Intermediate care centre
Town
Bracknell
Salary
£39,205 - £47,084 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Sister / Charge Nurse – Heathlands Intermediate Care Unit

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and compassionate Sister or Charge Nurse to join the Heathlands Intermediate Care team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced nurse with a passion for elderly care and a strong belief in the ethos that “rehabilitation is everyone’s business.” You will play a key role in supporting patients to regain independence and confidence, enabling a safe and timely return home.

About You:

  • Registered Nurse (NMC).

  • Substantial post-registration experience, ideally within a medical or elderly care setting.

  • Confident in leading a team, managing shifts, and making autonomous decisions.

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a patient-focused approach.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take charge of shifts, ensuring high standards of patient care and safety.

  • Work closely with the Unit Manager, Matron, and medical staff in planning care and coordinating effective discharge pathways.

  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including therapists, a Consultant Geriatrician, and community services to provide seamless, patient-centred care.

  • Lead on liaison with patients and their families to ensure clear communication and a positive care experience.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicant will be working in a very diverse culture and dementia friendly ward.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current first or second-level NMC Registration
  • Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development
  • Working towards gaining a teaching certificate
  • Mentorship Course/ENB 998
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Discharge planning
  • Evidence of high standards of clinical practice
  • Previous recent experience as a nurse
  • Cannulation and Phlebotomy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supervision

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Teaching experience
  • Ability to work without supervision
  • Computer literate
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to adapt to change within working situations

Special requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach - able to work flexible shifts
  • Interest in Named/Primary Nursing, Nursing Research and Health Promotion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sladana Gunasekera
Job title
Heathlands Unit Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07795332546