# Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-sister-charge-nurse/2abb7b06-e0de-4055-a7f1-1112337c5700 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-sister-charge-nurse/2abb7b06-e0de-4055-a7f1-1112337c5700.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Please advertise externally due to the speciality of the service. - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T12:31:22.609Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Kettering_General_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maxillofacial_Orthodontics/Maxillofacial_Orthodontics-v8018030 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8018030?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a deputy sister post within the Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Unit.  The candidate should have at least 3 years post registration experience at a Band 5. Band 6 experience would be welcomed but not essential.  The post holder will be joining the management team of an expanding, forward thinking outpatient based unit. Working within the outpatient department, this role offers a diverse and dynamic clinical experience. The post holder will contribute to a wide range of services, including minor oral surgery, general and specialist clinics, trauma pathways, and pre-operative assessment. There will be opportunities to support the care of patients with additional needs within both the clinical and community dental settings. The role requires adaptability to varied clinical environments, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the service. The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron with the day to day running of the unit including ensuring audits and off duties on the current trust digital platform are completed  in a timely manner. Openness,  honesty with the ability to think quickly in an ever changing environment is essential as the departmental requirements change on a daily basis. The post holder must be able to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both  KGH and NGH sites. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of maxillofacial and orthodontic services and will support clinical activity across all clinics and service areas within the department, when required. Experience in paediatric and special care dentistry is desirable, as a significant proportion of the patient cohort are under 16 years of age and/or have additional needs. The role includes supporting the Senior Sister and Matron in the effective day-to-day operational management of the department, including the timely escalation of concerns in line with Trust policies and procedures. A good understanding of outpatient processes, governance, and organisational protocols is essential. The post holder must demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills to support the completion of off-duty planning, audits, and administrative requirements within required timeframes. When acting as nurse in charge, the post holder will be expected to work autonomously, applying sound clinical judgement and a robust understanding of policies and procedures to ensure the safe and efficient running of a busy and evolving service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron, with the day to day running of the unit. There must be the ability to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both  KGH and NGH sites. You will be expected to work clinically working within a multidiscplinary setting including but not limited to; running and chaperoning clinics, offering chairside assistance within the oral surgery/orthodontic sphere, caring for learning disability patients on the ward following surgery. Scrubbing/ assisting , recovering to nurse led discharge for patients undergoing minor  surgery. Head and neck wound care, running nurse led pre assessment clinics. You will often be the nurse in charge, ensuring co ordination of the department, making on the floor decisions to keep the department running smoothly. There will also be heavy involvement in trust audits and feeding back information to the staff and you will be expected to complete off duty on the trust digital platform. Please see attached job description and personal specifications for more detail ## Job Details This is a deputy sister post within the Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Unit. The candidate should have at least 3 years post registration experience at a Band 5. Band 6 experience would be welcomed but not essential. The post holder will be joining the management team of an expanding, forward thinking outpatient based unit. Working within the outpatient department, this role offers a diverse and dynamic clinical experience. The post holder will contribute to a wide range of services, including minor oral surgery, general and specialist clinics, trauma pathways, and pre-operative assessment. There will be opportunities to support the care of patients with additional needs within both the clinical and community dental settings. The role requires adaptability to varied clinical environments, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the service. The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron with the day to day running of the unit including ensuring audits and off duties on the current trust digital platform are completed in a timely manner. Openness, honesty with the ability to think quickly in an ever changing environment is essential as the departmental requirements change on a daily basis. The post holder must be able to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both KGH and NGH sites. ## Job Description The post holder will be required to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of maxillofacial and orthodontic services and will support clinical activity across all clinics and service areas within the department, when required. Experience in paediatric and special care dentistry is desirable, as a significant proportion of the patient cohort are under 16 years of age and/or have additional needs. The role includes supporting the Senior Sister and Matron in the effective day-to-day operational management of the department, including the timely escalation of concerns in line with Trust policies and procedures. A good understanding of outpatient processes, governance, and organisational protocols is essential. The post holder must demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills to support the completion of off-duty planning, audits, and administrative requirements within required timeframes. When acting as nurse in charge, the post holder will be expected to work autonomously, applying sound clinical judgement and a robust understanding of policies and procedures to ensure the safe and efficient running of a busy and evolving service. ## Responsibilities The role will also be supporting the senior sister and head and neck matron, with the day to day running of the unit. There must be the ability to work under own initiative within policy as the matron and higher management work across both KGH and NGH sites. You will be expected to work clinically working within a multidiscplinary setting including but not limited to; running and chaperoning clinics, offering chairside assistance within the oral surgery/orthodontic sphere, caring for learning disability patients on the ward following surgery. Scrubbing/ assisting , recovering to nurse led discharge for patients undergoing minor surgery. Head and neck wound care, running nurse led pre assessment clinics. You will often be the nurse in charge, ensuring co ordination of the department, making on the floor decisions to keep the department running smoothly. There will also be heavy involvement in trust audits and feeding back information to the staff and you will be expected to complete off duty on the trust digital platform. Please see attached job description and personal specifications for more detail ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the department environment - Strong leadership/managerial skills - Able to prioritise, organise, delegate and motivate staff - Excellent communication skills - Hand/eye co-ordination e.g. For preparation of drugs - Computer literacy - Good assessment skills in acute situations ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Evidence of experience of managing and leading team on a daily basis within at least band 5 remit i.e. Nurse in charge experience - A minimum of 3years post-registration experience at band 5 - A good underpinning knowledge and experience of acute wound care, particularly within head and neck sphere - Experience in mentoring students, preceptees and /or peers - Able to deal with communication problems - Dealing with distressed people - Ability to understand and apply evidence based practice - Maxillo-facial/minor injuries experience - Experience and understanding of RTT pathways - Sound knowledge of good governance processes - Working Knowledge of Auditing and its application **Desirable** - Experience in learning difficulties and paediatric nursing - Proven experience of working within an outpatient setting - Managing conflict and complaints processes - Experience with E-Rostering and planning of safe staffing - Experience with managing staff training and development programmes eg. Appraisals and planning staff training schedules and compliance of mandatory training - Experience in a dental/ oral treatment room/theatre setting - Understanding of current developments in the NHS ### Education, Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to NMC registered Level 1 nurse on current NMC register - Evidence of continued professional development - Nursing Diploma/Degree or prepared to work towards **Desirable** - Holds a valid mentorship qualification - Registered Paediatric or Learning Disability Nurse ### Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users - Has an approachable personality with a calm disposition to attend to all personality types in both peers and the general public, including paediatric and Learning Disabilities patients - Can communicate and work in partnership with at all levels of the multi-disciplinary team and grades - Has an awareness of own scope of practice and limitations and unafraid to escalate when appropriate - Maintains quality and standards of own practice and encourages others to do the same. ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353081) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) ## 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.