Job overview

Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Early Pregnancy Unit & Urgent Gynaecology Service
Permanent | 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead our Early Pregnancy Unit and Urgent Gynaecology Service. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic nurse leader to play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, responsive and patient-centred care within a specialist women’s health service.

Reporting to the Matron for Gynaecology Services, the post holder will provide both operational and clinical leadership for the service, taking day-to-day responsibility for the effective running of the unit across its full operating hours. You will lead by example, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient and compassionate care for women accessing urgent and early pregnancy services.

This role includes direct line management of a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses and healthcare support workers, with responsibility for workforce planning, rostering, appraisal, performance management and the ongoing professional development of staff across all shifts. You will be instrumental in creating a positive team culture, supporting staff wellbeing, and driving excellence in clinical practice and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder provides operational and clinical leadership for the Early Pregnancy Unit and Urgent Gynaecology Service, reporting to the Matron for Gynaecology Service and taking day-today responsibility for the running of the unit across its full operating hours. 
• The role carries direct line management of a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses, and healthcare support workers, with accountability for rostering, appraisal, performance management, and professional development across all shifts. 
• As a devolved budget holder, the post holder manages the unit’s pay and non-pay budget, ensuring resources are used efficiently and safely to maintain effective service delivery and timely access to care. 
• The role involves working within a complex multidisciplinary environment, collaborating closely with consultants, resident doctors, sonographers, ward and theatre teams, the emergency department, radiology and operational managers, and the midwifery team, while maintaining effective liaison with GP services, patients, and their families. 
• The post holder exercises autonomous professional judgement within national guidelines, NMC standards and Trust policies, resolving clinical and operational issues independently while escalating significant risks and capacity concerns appropriately. 

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