# Sister / Charge Nurse - T5 Major Trauma > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sister-charge-nurse-t5-major-trauma/8c1750ed-f745-49bb-ad06-84990628c167 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sister-charge-nurse-t5-major-trauma/8c1750ed-f745-49bb-ad06-84990628c167.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Mayo Building, Salford Royal - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24 hours with rotation onto Days and Nights) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T19:01:28.720Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Major_Trauma/Major_Trauma-v8298593 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8298593?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 post working within the Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital at Salford Royal, on Ward T5. T5 is a twenty-four bedded major Trauma Ward situated within the new Greater Manchester Major Trauma hospital (GMMTH) at Salford Care Organisation which sits within Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (MCCN). The ward opened its doors in January 2024 and provides care for patients who have sustained polytraumatic injuries requiring input from a variety of specialities including, trauma and orthopaedics, neurology, spinal and general surgery. The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, devising, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients. You will provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff in the delivery of evidence based practice. Actively support the Ward / Unit Manager in the effective running of the department including in their absence. ### Main duties of the job - Responsible for all elements of patient care - Clinical Leadership - Managerial Leadership and support - Supporting and delivering education of staff - Supporting and leading on the Quality Agenda - Absence and Sickness Management - Roster Management - Supporting and Educating Students - Deputising in Ward Managers absence ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge about the care of major trauma patients and patients who have sustained traumatic brain injury **Desirable** - Achieved Level 1 Major Trauma Nurse Competency ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post registration experience - Significant experience at Band 5 or Band 6 level **Desirable** - Significant experience in trauma ### Leadership **Essential** - Experience of co-ordination and team leadership - Experience of audit completion and quality improvement **Desirable** - Completed relevant Leadership and Management courses - Knowledge of Quality Assurance Audits ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2) - Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence. ## Documents - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [functional requirement form (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617682) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [sister / charge nurse - t5 major trauma (pdf, 816.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617681) ## 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.