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Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven nurse with excellent clinical and leadership skills to join our Spinal Cord Injury Centre. The Specialist Discharge Sister/Charge Nurse will contribute to the effective coordination and management of discharge planning and the provision of highly specialist discharge advice and guidance in relation to the discharge of patients from PRSCIC, working closely with patients, carers and the wider MDT, ensuring high quality patient experience.
The Sheffield Spinal Cord Injuries Centre is one of the largest SCICs in the UK. We are a 60 bedded (3 ward) purpose-built centre providing comprehensive holistic care to patients with spinal cord injury. The unit provides care to patients, following acute injury, including those patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation assistance, supporting all patients with individualised plans of care to maximise their rehabilitation potential.
The centre also provides a service for patients who require readmission for a variety of surgical procedures including pressure ulcer repair, insertion of baclofen pumps, tendon releases, urological surgery and non-surgical complications related to their spinal cord injury.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
Managing a caseload of patients with complex rehabilitation and discharge needs.
Coordinating safe, timely, and person-centred discharges in collaboration with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
Working with Integrated Care Boards, Continuing Healthcare teams, Social Services, community services, care providers, and other agencies to address barriers to discharge.
Completing specialist assessments and contributing to funding applications and care plans to ensure appropriate support is in place on discharge.
Leading family meetings, case conferences, and discharge planning discussions, providing clear guidance and support throughout the process.
Coordinating care packages, equipment provision, housing adaptations, and training for carers and community teams.
Acting as a specialist resource for discharge planning, offering expert advice to colleagues, patients, families, and partner organisations.
Monitoring discharge delays, escalating concerns where necessary, and contributing to service improvement and quality initiatives.
Supporting the Senior Discharge Nurse and deputising when required to ensure effective delivery of the discharge service.
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in a hospital clinical environment
- Extensive post registration experience caring for patients with a long-term conditions and/ or a spinal cord injury
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
- Evidence of managing change
Desirable
- Management and leadership Course
Personal qualities
Essential
- Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference. Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
- Ownership Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the safe discharge of patients. Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve. Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward
- Delivery Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their area of work Likes to be ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care and discharge Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress. Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong. Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Completion of the Spinal Course, or willingness to work towards
- Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a onetoone basis and with group
- Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
- Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
Desirable
- IT literate knowledge of e-whiteboard, Lorenzo and EDMS
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RGN level one
- NMC registered
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
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This advert is for Specialist Discharge Sister/Charge Nurse with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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