# Senior Staff Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse/0a3591b5-b5a6-448b-9a25-b9ec6fd6317c
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- **Town:** Stoke On Trent
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns 7.5 hours/15 hours/night shifts working hours can be discussed)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-04T15:31:19.584Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/STOKE_ON_TRENT/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Senior_Staff_Nurse/Senior_Staff_Nurse-v8001033
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8001033?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The successful candidate will work as a Senior Clinical Staff Nurse within an established team delivering, monitoring and evaluating current care, whilst participating in the development of new ways of working and practices both clinical and administrative to enhance the excellent service we currently provide.

### Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse on the Elective Surgical Unit will play a key role in maintaining and improving patient care standards.

The role will focus on ensuring high standards of patient care, safety and clinical effectiveness.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties include:

- Clinical Governance & Patient Safety  including compliance with infection control, medication safety and clinical policies. Leading root cause analysis, investigations or near misses. Monitoring audit results.
- Staff Training and development. Providing training and education and supporting students and allocating assessors/supervisors.
- Patient experience and Satisfaction. Gathering feedback. Leading patient- focused initiatives to improve the elective surgery experience.
- Data Management and Reporting.  Collecting and analysing key performance indicators (KPI's) such as infection rates, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with legal standards.

## Job Details

The successful candidate will work as a Senior Clinical Staff Nurse within an established team delivering, monitoring and evaluating current care, whilst participating in the development of new ways of working and practices both clinical and administrative to enhance the excellent service we currently provide.

## Job Description

The Senior Clinical Staff Nurse on the Elective Surgical Unit will play a key role in maintaining and improving patient care standards.

The role will focus on ensuring high standards of patient care, safety and clinical effectiveness.

## Responsibilities

Main duties include:

Clinical Governance & Patient Safety including compliance with infection control, medication safety and clinical policies. Leading root cause analysis, investigations or near misses. Monitoring audit results.

Staff Training and development. Providing training and education and supporting students and allocating assessors/supervisors.

Patient experience and Satisfaction. Gathering feedback. Leading patient- focused initiatives to improve the elective surgery experience.

Data Management and Reporting. Collecting and analysing key performance indicators (KPI's) such as infection rates, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with legal standards.

## Person Specification

### Discussion of Quality Nurse role

**Essential**

- Band 6
- Experience of supporting the ward and working alongside the senior team.

**Desirable**

- 3 Years plus experience

### Understanding of the audits and the tendable system.

**Essential**

- Knowledge of the Quality Nurse role.

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of tendable

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 880.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332591)
- [policy ex-offenders (pdf, 36.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1001)
- [speaking up policy (pdf, 523.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2142)
- [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1004)
- [family relocation information (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1118)
- [infection control statement (pdf, 107.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1003)
- [recruitment reasonable adjustments (pdf, 122.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2872)
- [statement handling – updated from policy (pdf, 33.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1000)
- [trust policy on managing risk associated with safeguarding children (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1007)

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