# Sister/Charge Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse/555bab85-38a7-4d13-9e27-23066eb41bc0
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse/555bab85-38a7-4d13-9e27-23066eb41bc0.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Chesterfield
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T11:32:07.849Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Chesterfield_Royal_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8109630
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8109630?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide excellence in nursing care to our patients. To deputise for the Ward Leader and take charge of the ward. To provide professional nursing leadership, guidance and clinical advice to staff members. To assist in the effective operational management of the ward and flow of patients within the hospital, concentrating on the provision of quality care for patients

### Main duties of the job

To provide excellence in nursing care to our patients. To deputise for the matron and take charge of the ward. To provide professional nursing leadership, guidance and clinical advice to staff members.

To assist in the effective operational management of the ward and flow of patients within the hospital, concentrating on the provision of quality care for patients.

The Sister / Charge Nurse is a vital role within our organisation.  Leading the Chesterfield Way supports the Trust’s objectives and ambitions - and sets out the behaviours and characteristics that leaders are expected to adopt and that all staff can role model, to make the Trust an even better place to work; and to support the best possible care for patients.  It provides a framework for leadership and supports individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development.

Please see supporting job description and personal specification for further details about this role.

Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any further questions.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see supporting job description and personal specification for further details about this role.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience in managing acute medical patients

**Desirable**

- Experience in similar role
- Contribution to change

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Articulate/Confident
- Team player
- Initiative
- Motivated
- Flexible
- Sensitive
- Energetic
- Enthusiastic
- Decisive

### Skills and Knowlege

**Essential**

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Risk Management awareness
- Time Management skills
- Excellent leadership qualities
- Mentoring/Teaching skills

**Desirable**

- Evidence of development of clinical skills
- Corporate awareness
- Negotiation skills
- Awareness of service improvement
- Audit skills

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- 1st level RGN
- Demonstrable post registration professional development in general medicine

**Desirable**

- Diploma
- Degree
- A:S course

### Demonstrates our Proud to CARE values

**Essential**

- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

## Documents

- [we work here (pdf, 178.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2691)
- [applicant guidance (pdf, 231.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2457)
- [our full people plan (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2756)
- [10 reasons to choose us (pdf, 262.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2458)
- [hello my name is....... (pdf, 113.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2459)
- [our people pan - infographic (pdf, 878.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2757)
- [together as one - our strategy (pdf, 737.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2377)
- [welcome to our proud to care team (pdf, 618.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2453)
- [together as one - proud to care values (pdf, 547.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2378)
- [wellbeing at chesterfield royal hospital (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2456)
- [job description and person specification - sister/charge nurse (pdf, 928.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477329)

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