# Sister/Charge Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Sheffield
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-06T00:03:04.090Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Palliative_Care/Palliative_Care-v7886995
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7886995?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Palliative Care Centre as a Sister/Charge Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering personalised, dignified, and holistic care to patients with complex palliative and end‑of‑life needs. If you are passionate about palliative care, committed to excellent patient experience, and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

### Main duties of the job

In this role, you will provide visible clinical leadership, support safe and effective day‑to‑day ward management, and act as a role model for high‑quality nursing practice. You will work closely with patients, families, and colleagues to ensure care is delivered with kindness, professionalism, and respect.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

## Job Details

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Palliative Care Centre as a Sister/Charge Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering personalised, dignified, and holistic care to patients with complex palliative and end‑of‑life needs. If you are passionate about palliative care, committed to excellent patient experience, and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

## Job Description

In this role, you will provide visible clinical leadership, support safe and effective day‑to‑day ward management, and act as a role model for high‑quality nursing practice. You will work closely with patients, families, and colleagues to ensure care is delivered with kindness, professionalism, and respect.

## Responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant post registration experience (e.g. Palliative Care)
- Evidence of management experience
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Ability to work autonomously
- An understanding of patient flow in a busy acute area

**Desirable**

- Leadership Qualification
- Audit / Research

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of academic achievement or working towards Degree level of study.
- Evidence of postgraduate study relevant to role or must be willing to work towards

**Desirable**

- Evidence of academic achievement or working towards MSC level of study.

### Further Training

**Essential**

- Core, Relevant Specialist and Management Competencies appropriate to the role
- Commitment to continuous personal development.

### Special Skills/Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework
- Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change
- Excellent leadership skills

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420)
- [job description (pdf, 141.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10161699)
- [person specification (pdf, 156.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10161700)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162)
- [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165)
- [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211)
- [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894)
- [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161)

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