# Assessment Sister/Charge Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Northern General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Charge nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T00:02:12.461Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialised_Cancer/Specialised_Cancer-v8239455
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8239455?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting employment opportunity has arisen as part of a strategic transformation in cancer services.

The assessment sister/charge nurse will work in the Weston Park Cancer Centre assessment service, including telephone triage and advice and directly admit patients to Weston Park.

They will provide support to the phone triage nurses on a day to day basis and manage complex calls.

There are 3 posts on this vacancy.

### Main duties of the job

The assessment sister/charge nurse will undertake clinical assessments for cancer patients who attend Weston Park as non-elective admissions, order and carry out investigations and initiate treatments within defined competence and protocols in collaboration with the senior clinicians and multi-professional team.

They will provide site management, leadership and clinical support to the nursing team within Weston Park at night in conjunction with the hospital at night team and duty matron.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of caring for patients with cancer and those receiving cancer treatment
- Evidence of leadership
- Significant post registration experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of providing telephone advice and/or triage services
- Management experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (valid NMC)

**Desirable**

- Post registration study and Qualification eg oncology, symptom managment
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent

### Further training

**Essential**

- Core and relevant SACT competences
- Competent in IV drug administration, phlebotomy, cannulation, CVADs

**Desirable**

- Ability to record ECG

### Special Skills/Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Able to mange highly complex or sensitive situations with patients, relatives and staff
- Ability to participate in education of others
- Evidence of mulit-disciplinary team working
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic team player

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420)
- [job description (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550175)
- [person specification (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550176)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162)
- [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165)
- [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 212.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211)
- [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894)
- [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161)

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