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
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
- Act in accordance with NMC Code and be accountable for own practice and professional actions at all times.
- 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.
- 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.
- Demonstrate clinical practice expertise through personal practice and by leading by example.
- Act as a clinical and professional role model for effective clinical leadership enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives.
- 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
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- See supporting documents
Experience
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
Desirable criteria
- See supporting documents
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Skills
Essential criteria
- see supporting documents
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- See supporting documents
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Price
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476966268
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