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Job summary

Main area
General Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift pattern)
Job ref
218-NM-B6-7902061
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
12 surgical short stay
Town
coventry
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
24/04/2026

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Clinical sister/charge nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Sister/ charge nurse working on surgical short stay, providing clinical leadership supervising junior staff, coordinating the ward, acting up of for the ward manager.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

Sister/ charge nurse coordinating daily flow of the ward, focusing on skill mix and staffing. Being able to act as a clinical leader on the ward supporting flow, and discharge within the surgical setting.  Delivering high quality patient care, coordinate shifts, maintain high standards on the ward.

*Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP*

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1.    Act in accordance with NMC Code and be accountable for own practice and professional actions at all times.
  2. Contribute to the development of the roles of nurses, midwives, nursing associates in the best interests of patients and these professions in accordance with the NMC Code.
  3. Maintain an identifiable clinical presence, and when occasion requires, work in practice undertaking relevant clinical activities to support teams, maintain own clinical competency and to support staff in developing clinical practice.
  4.  Demonstrate clinical practice expertise through personal practice and by leading by example.
  5.    Act as a clinical and professional role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives.
  6. Acquaint the Associate Directors of Nursing, Group Directors of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Practice Facilitators, Modern Matrons and Ward/Department Managers with professional, operational, or clinical concerns and promote professional practice at all times.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

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Desirable criteria
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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Megan Price
Job title
Ward manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476966268
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