Sister/ Charge Nurse - Adult Medical Ward

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team on Ward G2 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Ward G2 is a fast-paced, 13-bedded adult medical ward, including 10 cardiac monitored beds. The ward cares for patients with complex medical and cardiac needs and works closely with the Cardiology team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse with strong clinical and leadership skills who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and driving service improvements.

The role involves taking charge of the ward, supporting patient flow, and working alongside the Senior Charge Nurse to develop and enhance the service in line with current and emerging pathways.

The post includes a full range of shift patterns, including days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, you will:

Act as Nurse in Charge of the ward, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality patient care at all times

Support patient flow and facilitate timely admissions, transfers, and discharges in a busy and dynamic environment

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), operations team, and cardiology services.

Participate in and contribute to ward rounds and clinical decision-making

Provide clinical leadership, support, and supervision to junior staff, promoting a culture of continuous learning and development

Maintain and monitor standards of care, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and best practice

Bleep holding for division C.

Support the Senior Charge Nurse in service development, audits, and quality improvement initiatives

Contribute to upskilling the team, particularly in cardiac care and monitoring

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 5 July 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 14 July 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.