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Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Trust Values and Behaviours
Patients First
- Trust Values and Behaviours
Always Improving
- Trust Values and Behaviours
Working Together
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Significant post registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Ward management experience
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Provide evidence of supporting / managing a range of learners in practice
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Ability to demonstrate clinical decision making and judgement
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Experience in handling adverse events and complaints
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Appraisal skills
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Some insight into budget management
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse
Contract Type: Permanent
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our amazing Surgical team on ASA (Acute surgical admissions). As a Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse.
The specific experience and skills for this specialised and innovative nursing role consists of knowledge and skills for caring for patients with a wide range of Acute Surgical, Urology, Upper GI, Lower GI, Vascular and medical patients on a 8-20 bedded ward.
The shift pattern for this role is as follows
Early shift= 07:30-15:30, Late shift= 12-8pm, Longday= 07:30-20:00
Night shift = 19:30-08:00
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates should be energetic and forward thinking, have the ability to manage a team and demonstrate sound, innovative leadership styles and skills in an evolving environment.
Having excellent communication, decision making and motivating skills are key qualities and attributes to possess in conjunction with compassion and determined commitment.
You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to developing others and have an understanding of how to improve and provide safe, quality care for patients and their relatives.
We offer many bespoke education and training, inhouse and at university level (Msc).
Additionally the candidate will assist in, writing appraisals, dealing with complaints, running a 18-20 bedded ward, working alongside and developing student nurses, maintaining bed flow from F6A ASU and ED departments, link roles, assisting the band 7 with ward budget, roster writing and working alongside the MDT.
If you are dedicated to improving the patient experience and committed to providing a professional positive working environment for staff, then this ward will give you great job satisfaction, whilst also challenging and developing your surgical skills.
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.
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This advert is for Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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