# Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-sistercharge-nurse/44f3d382-f3aa-4b93-9c1e-8c4992a06fe5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-sistercharge-nurse/44f3d382-f3aa-4b93-9c1e-8c4992a06fe5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** York - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover 7 day service) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T08:30:34.726Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Renal/Renal-v8149114 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8149114?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Contract Type: Permenant Hours: 37.5 hours per week Are you looking for a challenge? Do you want to support the leadership and development of a team in a fast paced unit, which provides first class care for patients? If so, we are looking for a dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic individual to work with us to develop our team in Ward 33. We are keen to recruit an individual who is passionate about educating and developing staff to reach their full potential. We are a 30 bedded ward which is a single specialty ward being Renal with general medical patients. If you want to make a genuine difference in your patients' lives, and feel truly privileged to be able to provide extremely high care, this is the role for you! ### Main duties of the job The role is to consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards by providing visible clinical leadership to the team, and support them in the delivery of high quality, effective and evidence based care. Focus will be on patient experience, patient safety and providing assurance that standards are met for every patient, every time. We are proud to be a team with a strong sense of collaboration across all our healthcare professionals, working together to drive our service forward. Therefore, the candidate must be committed to the on-going development of the ward and multi disciplinary team working, and have the drive and passion to create an inspirational learning and working environment. This role requires you to be assertive, flexible, resilient, forward thinking and ready to develop your leadership skills in an acute setting. You will be required to take charge in challenging circumstances, and support junior colleagues at all times. Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.\[email protected\]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ## Person Specification ### Training **Essential** - Evidence of continued professional development and implementation in clinical practice within the last 12 months **Desirable** - Understanding of training needs in relation to post ### Experience **Essential** - At least 18 months at Band 5 or equivalent - Working with a wide range of professionals - Clinical audit and standard setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (Level 1) - Recognised teaching/assessing qualification ### Special Knowledge **Essential** - Insight into clinical speciality - Standards of professional practice - Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues ## Documents - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 798.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=927) - [relocation offer information (pdf, 134.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2746) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 252.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448636) - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) - [recruitment guide to reasonable adjustments (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448637) ## 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.