Job overview
Acute Frailty Hub Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6 - Full time - Permanent
The Sister/Charge Nurse will be based in Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, The Acute Frailty Hub, 1st Floor Ladysmith Building
The post holder is responsible for leading and managing the nursing team, ensuring high standards of care for older people living with frailty. This role includes coordinating patient assessments, overseeing the implementation of care plans, and ensuring that nursing practices align with best practice.
Main duties of the job
The Sister/Charge Nurse will be based in Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Acute Frailty Hub .
The post holder is responsible for leading and managing the nursing team, ensuring high standards of care for older people living with frailty. This role includes coordinating patient assessments, overseeing the implementation of care plans, and ensuring that nursing practices align with best practice.
Key duties include supervising junior staff, providing mentorship and training, and facilitating effective communication within the multidisciplinary team. The post holder plays a crucial role in triaging patients, managing clinical workflows, and ensuring timely interventions. Additionally, they are involved in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety protocols, and the evaluation of care outcomes, all while advocating for the needs for service users and their families. Overall, this post holder requires strong leadership skills, clinical expertise in nursing, and a commitment to delivering compassionate care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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This advert is for Acute Frailty Hub Sister/Charge Nurse with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton Under Lyne, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jun 2026.
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