Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6

Job overview

To provide clinical leadership on the High Dependency Unit by co-ordinating staffing and patients and maintaining safe delivery of high-quality care on the unit. To be a good role model to junior staff and to support the Team Leader with staff issues relating to staff development, poor performance, sickness and absence.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate the unit, staff and patients, maintaining safety and deliverance of quality care.
• Counsel, appraise and give guidance and support as required.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Managers in staff issues relating to sickness and absence, poor performance, and staff development.
• Ensure that Trust Management policies and procedures are understood and followed.
• Undertake delegated responsibility for specific areas of operational management.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide clinical leadership on the High Dependency Unit by co-ordinating staffing and patients and maintaining safe delivery of high-quality care on the unit. To be a good role model to junior staff and to support the Clinical Nurse Managers with staff issues relating to staff development, poor performance, sickness and absence.

• Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Planning and Organising Skills
• Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
• Responsibility fir Financial and Physical Resources
• Responsibility for Human Resources
• Responsibility for Information Resources
• Responsibility for Research and Development

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.