# Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse/cb290c3e-e25e-41f1-af01-ace0938e5a59 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse/cb290c3e-e25e-41f1-af01-ace0938e5a59.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** NEU Ward D Neuro - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:50:44.733Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8244291 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244291?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. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. ### Main duties of the job Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your leadership skills by joining a nursing team that thrives on challenging themselves to improve all aspects of their ward performance and ensuring their patients always receive high standards of care? If so, we would love to have you join our teams. An exciting opportunity has arisen within D Neuro at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), for a band 6 ward sister/charge nurse. D Neuro is a 27-bed male acute neurosurgery and neurological ward. We also have admission / step-down beds for patients who are transferred from Neuro HDU. These beds accommodate all acute neurosurgical conditions, including subarachnoid haemorrhage and head injuries. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for assisting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the management of the ward/unit over 24 hours, ensuring high standards of care are maintained and available resources are utilised effectively. Assisting in the day-to-day management and organisation of the unit as required, demonstrating clinical expertise, and acting as a role model within the Neurosciences setting. What we are looking for We are looking for a strong leader who is highly motivated with excellent communication skills. The Sister/Charge Nurse role requires a close working relationship with the multi-professional team to ensure that evidence-based quality care is delivered with compassion to every patient. You will be required to have high clinical standards with a passion for making a difference for patients and staff alike. It is essential that you are good at promoting cooperation, building teams, and developing people for the future, as well as focusing on your professional growth. You will need to be fully flexible and be able to assist with covering of a set bleep roster - this includes day and night shifts. For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. ### 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 and Behaviours **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 **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 and person spec (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555605) ## 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.