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Essential
57 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of quality, evidence-based and compassionate care delivery.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of clinical governance processes at ward/dept level.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of local and national guidance relating to the quality of patient care.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of infection prevention and control requirements.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of health and safety, risk management and incident reporting procedures.
- Experience
As an experienced nurse, the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on the ward or department.
- Experience
Experience of supporting change management.
- Experience
Experience of assessing patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Experience
Experience of providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the ward/dept.
- Other Requirements
Ability to undertake shift working.
- Other Requirements
Ability to undertake frequent standing, sitting, walking, kneeling and crouching to attend to patient needs.
- Other Requirements
Ability to move and handle patients and equipment on a daily basis, using lifting aids where required.
- Other Requirements
Ability to respond to changes in the patient condition and changing circumstances.
- Other Requirements
Ability to deal with complex and changing care needs of patients within an acute hospital environment.
- Other Requirements
Ability to calculate drug doses.
- Other Requirements
Ability to deal with difficult situations including death and dying, distressed patients and relatives/carers, violence and aggression, infections and body fluids.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to provide high quality compassionate care as an expert practitioner.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to act as a visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to supervise ward staff with regards clinical practice and patient experience to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to promote compassionate evidence based practice, wherever possible.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to balance clinical risk and clinical decision making against context.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to maintain a safe working environment.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to ensure that documentation standards are maintained in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times and adhere to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
- Clinical Skills and Practice
Ability to practise Universal Infection Control Precautions and comply with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Ability to act as a role model.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Ability to support and inspire staff to provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Patient-centred, collaborative, fair, accountable and empowered approach, consistent with The Leeds Way values.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Good leadership qualities.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to motivate team members.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to provide professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to deputise for Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to assist in the line management of the nursing team, including individual and team performance, attendance, management and workforce planning.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to promote the building of effective teams and collaboration between teams.
- Leadership and Management Skills
Ability to anticipate problems and take preventative or mitigating actions, or have contingency plans available.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Robust verbal and written communication skills required at all times.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to ensure effective communication is maintained at all times.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust, involved in the care of patients.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to communicate with relatives/carers in relation to complex and changing care needs of patients.
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Registered nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Fulfils the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate registration.
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Commitment to professional development and the development of the team is essential.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to contribute to quality improvement programmes as required.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to keep up to date with and communicate service developments, advances and research.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to use audit, local research, metrics and feedback to identify practice that needs improvement, and implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to promote patient involvement and feedback within service improvements to promote a positive patient experience.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to promote a learning and development culture to improve staff skills, knowledge and competence.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Ability to promote a positive learning environment within the clinical area to support the development of knowledge and skills in learners.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff.
- Quality Improvement, Education and Development
Commitment to Continuous Professional Development and undertaking all mandatory training required for the role.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Join SIM (Specialty Integrated Medicine) at LTHT we have an exciting chance for a Band 6 role within one of the Older adult medical wards. Ward J14 is currently a 24 bedded ward, accommodating a combination of female and male patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for leading the ward staff and working closely in collaboration with the MDT across Specialty Integrated Medicine. J14 provides a great standard of quality care for all our patients and we are looking for highly skilled nurses to continue the fantastic work that J14 has already achieved in caring for our older population in Leeds so we are looking for a enthusiastic and dynamic individual with the capability to empower a team whilst remaining patient centered. Applicants will be expected to practice effectively & delivery excellent care in a timely manner to our patient group. A commitment to personal professional development is essential with the promise from the managing team that we are dedicated to developing our workforce. Candidates are required to have a least 12 months experience at Band 5 level and have substantial acute nursing background with experience in caring for patients in an acute setting. If you would like to discuss this role further or arrange a ward visit please contact Ward Manager Rose Webster rose.webster2@nhs.net.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 02 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 002270
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Rose Webster
Position: Ward Leader
Email: rose.webster@nhs.net
Phone number: 01132069114
Shortlisting Date: 19/10/2026
Interview Date: 29/10/2026
Why you should join our Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions
What you will bring to the role
Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct. Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information. Maintain and deliver compassionate patient focused care in accordance with LTHT guidelines, policies, values and behaviours. Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring documentation standards are upheld in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised. Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of patients. Promote evidence based practice. Participate in the audit and evaluation of clinical practice in the interests of promoting and improving quality care through action on findings. Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need. Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies. Contribute to the promotion of a positive clinical learning environment. Keep up to date with developments, advances and research in individualised patient care. Participate in research and or education programmes relating to professional nursing issues and practice. In the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse take charge of the ward or department and co-ordinate ward or department activities.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
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This advert is for Sister/Charge Nurse with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Oct 2026.
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