# Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-sister-charge-nurse/a736030f-5686-4cd8-ac87-796ff674195e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-sister-charge-nurse/a736030f-5686-4cd8-ac87-796ff674195e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** Negotiable - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T14:24:23.720Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8364440 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8364440?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. 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. ## 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 - Ability to demonstrate clinical decision making and judgement **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, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10691445) ## 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.