# Sister/Charge Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southampton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Charge nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T10:56:15.563Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8366313
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8366313?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Type: Permanent

Job Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week

### Main duties of the job

Please see attached full Job Description for main duties of the role.

If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Tammy Rothery, Senior Sister on 02381204075.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Southampton Children's Hospital Outpatient Department currently has a band 6 vacancy for 22.5 hours a week.

The role will require you to support the band 7 department manager in the daily running of the department, ensuring clinics are staffed appropriately and managed in accordance to the speciality clinic. You will be required to liaise with the multidisciplinary teams, families and carers ensuring queries and complaints are dealt with effectively. You will be required to supervise staff ensuring appraisals are complete, training and performance is monitored.

The Children's Outpatients Department sees over 80,000 children a year across all specialities with specialist clinics for those suffering from Asthma, Allergies, Skin Problems and Diabetes. The department runs a dedicated venepuncture service and supports a preadmission service ensuring all preop tests, observations and paperwork are completed.

Opening hours are 0800-1800 Monday to Friday.

### 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

### Trust values

**Essential**

- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together

### Qualifications, knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Significant post registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality
- Ward management experience
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Provide evidence of supporting / managing a range of learners in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Ability to demonstrate clinical decision making and judgement
- Commitment to the post and Care Group responsibilities
- Commitment to continuing professional development

**Desirable**

- Experience in handling adverse events and complaints
- Appraisal skills
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Some insight into budget management

## Documents

- [job description + person spec (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693494)

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