# Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Neurology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-sister-charge-nurse-neurology/95da5bdf-72bf-4f38-ac8e-ef9e938536ba - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-sister-charge-nurse-neurology/95da5bdf-72bf-4f38-ac8e-ef9e938536ba.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (Until August 2028. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T12:49:49.678Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/University_Hospitals_Coventry_Warwickshire_NHS_Trust/Neurology/Neurology-v8284635 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8284635?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Clinical Sister to join our friendly and supportive team on our Neurology Ward at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW). Our Neurology Ward provides specialist care to patients with a wide range of acute and complex neurological conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise while providing high-quality, patient-centred care within a busy and rewarding environment. As a Clinical Sister, you will play a key role in the day-to-day leadership and management of the ward, working alongside the Ward Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care. You will provide clinical leadership and support to the nursing team, acting as a positive role model and promoting high standards of practice. You will have responsibility for coordinating the ward, supporting staff with complex clinical decision-making, managing patient flow and ensuring appropriate escalation of concerns. You will also contribute to staff development, education, clinical supervision and service improvement, helping to create a positive learning environment for nurses, students and other members of the multidisciplinary team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 5 nurse or existing Band 6 nurse to develop their leadership skills and broaden their specialist knowledge within neurology. ### Main duties of the job - Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. - Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team. - A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development. - Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited. - Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required. - Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available. - Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event. - Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards. - Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. Please be advised the interviews for this post will take place week commencing 02/11/2026, subject to availability. A shift/team leader, providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. The post-holder will deputise for the department manager as required. 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. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Skills **Essential** - - IT skills - Patient focused - Excellent communication skills - Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively - Good management of own and others time - Able to use initiative and make decisions - Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions ### Knowledge **Essential** - - A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice - A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures - Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development **Desirable** - - A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS. - Experience in Policy/ Service Development ### Experience **Essential** - - Professional post registration clinical experience in appropriate specialty - Ability to successfully manage people and change **Desirable** - - Experience in HR and Management Related Issues - Resource Management ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current Professional Registration - First level degree or willingness to undertake - Evidence of continuous professional development - Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness to undertake ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) - Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience ## Documents - [candidate guide (pdf, 10.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2471) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662966) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.