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Essential
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- Trust Values and Behaviours
Patients First
- Trust Values and Behaviours
Always Improving
- Trust Values and Behaviours
Working Together
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
1st Level Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC Register
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Recognised mentorship qualification and experience as a Sign Off mentor
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Degree or working towards
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Completion of appropriate specialty Course
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Higher Education Institute approved course in supporting learners in practice. • Supporting a range of learners in practice • Supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Extensive experience in specialty to include considerable experience at Band 6 level
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Evidence of clinical leadership ability
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Proven management experience
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Evidence of continuing professional development
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Evidence of utilising evidence in practice
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Expert clinical skills
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- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Management Course (or equivalent)
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Experience as an NMC sign off mentor or clinical practice assessor
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Evidence of staff development and succession planning
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Broad range of post registration experience
- Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Experience of report writing
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse (GICU)
Contract Type: Permanent
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Senior sister/Charge Nurse to join our specialist adult General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust.
If you have an established track record of excellence in Critical Care as an experienced sister/charge nurse band 6, we’d love to hear from you!
You should be forward thinking and eager to further develop your clinical management skills and unique leadership style. You will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and enjoy working as part of the MDT and existing senior nursing team to help us shape the future of GICU.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What experience/skills are needed:
You will be required to provide a high standard of individualised patient care which has the Trust core values at its heart. You should be able to demonstrate the aptitude to work in highly pressurised situations with maturity, motivation and enthusiasm and be committed to working flexibly with the collaboration of an established team.
What you’ll do: You will be receptive to change and committed to working collaboratively with the inter-professional team. You are responsible for day-to-day operational management of the unit using the four pillars of Advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi Professional Framework 2017): 1: Clinical Practice 2: Leadership and Management 3: Research 4: Education You will participate in the provision of clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for the multidisciplinary team to facilitate ongoing training and education.
This role is for a 24/7 service and includes day shifts, night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.
For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.
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 Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse (GICU) with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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