Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse


Location
Nuneaton, England
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Profession
Charge nurse
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
22 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Internal Rotation
Posted Date
08 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

18 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Essential

    Minimum of 2 years working at Band 5 or equivalent with experience in urgent or emergency care desirable.

  • Essential

    Demonstrate commitment and ability to support staff teaching, research and education

  • Essential

    Proven leadership skills including team building, change management.

  • Essential

    Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources.

  • Essential

    Demonstrate experience within the strategic planning process

  • Essential

    Computer literate

  • Essential

    Experience of Resource Management

  • Essential

    RGN / RSCN / RM

  • Essential

    Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree

  • Essential

    Excellent communication skills

  • Essential

    Enthusiastic

  • Essential

    Ability to motivate others

  • Essential

    Proven leadership skills

  • Essential

    Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.

  • Essential

    Good Organisational skills

  • Essential

    Ability to have positive working relationships.

  • Essential

    Teaching Course City and Guilds 7307/ENB 998 or equivalent level of experience.

  • Essential

    Experience of audit and research

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Essential

    Work towards a degree level qualification or Degree

  • Essential

    Post basic qualification relevant to specialty

  • Essential

    Awareness of wide NHS Agenda and Modernization Initiatives

Job overview

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse

  • hours per week - Internal Rotation (Full & Part time considered)

Permanent

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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  • The post holder is responsible for clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidenced based practice; ensuring patients receive safe, high-quality care.
  • To provide direct management and facilitate learning and development within the nursing team.
  • Management of preceptor ships of newly qualified staff, return to Nursing staff and the mentorship of nursing students and health care support workers.

Main duties of the job

  • Take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of the nursing team.
  • Undertakes and documents a comprehensive, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of the patient, as appropriate.
  • Deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain patient safety and provide good patient experience.
  • Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.
  • To undertake clinical shifts within department.
  • Working within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising one’s own abilities and limitations.
  • To facilitate and build teamwork between nurses and multi-disciplinary teams to effect high standards of care.
  • To understand mortality data and use knowledge of how nursing can contribute to increased mortality to determine ward standards. Use audit tools to monitor compliance with those standards.
  • Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives, and colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Ensuring staffing levels within the area are adequate to provide safe and effective care delivery, maximising the resources that are available by competent duty eRostering.
  • Through effective negotiation and political awareness create an environment for partnership working and dissemination of information across multi-disciplinary teams.
  • To support the Ward Manager with the financial resources for the ward area, as required.
  • Support the Ward Manager in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
  • Support with the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents related to own clinical area and support the review of complaints in other areas, as deemed.
  • Appropriate by the Ward Manager. Provide feedback to staff as appropriate.
  • Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence, as per requested.
  • Ensure information on the ward / department information system is correct and updated regularly, as appropriate.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

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.

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This advert is for Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Internal Rotation. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.

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