# Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Fountains Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-sistercharge-nurse-fountains-ward/250a3625-4b95-4c19-8696-3cea6e03349b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-sistercharge-nurse-fountains-ward/250a3625-4b95-4c19-8696-3cea6e03349b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Harrogate - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (variety of shifts Earlies, Lates, Nights Weekends Long days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T14:21:43.693Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harroagte/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedics/Trauma_Orthopaedics-v8050395 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8050395?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 6 Ward Sister / Charge Nurse – Fountains Ward (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Are you a motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic nurse looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for leading and inspiring others while delivering outstanding patient care? We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Trauma & Orthopaedic team on Fountains Ward. As part of our dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting the professional development of colleagues and contributing to the continued success of the ward. We take pride in fostering a positive and collaborative working environment where every team member is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. If you are seeking a new challenge, have strong leadership aspirations, and are committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you. Join us and make a real difference to the lives of our patients while developing your leadership career within a supportive and rewarding team. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will: - Be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of care for our patients in the ward. - Provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to nursing staff within the ward. - Contribute to managing the nursing and material resources of the ward in a flexible and cost-effective way. - Support the Ward Manager. - Act as a role model and lead with honesty and integrity - Support student nurses and junior staff ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information and full details of this position please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Gemma Umpleby on 01423 553407 or \[email protected\] ## Job Details Band 6 Ward Sister / Charge Nurse – Fountains Ward (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Are you a motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic nurse looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for leading and inspiring others while delivering outstanding patient care? We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Trauma & Orthopaedic team on Fountains Ward. As part of our dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting the professional development of colleagues and contributing to the continued success of the ward. We take pride in fostering a positive and collaborative working environment where every team member is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. If you are seeking a new challenge, have strong leadership aspirations, and are committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you. Join us and make a real difference to the lives of our patients while developing your leadership career within a supportive and rewarding team. ## Job Description The post holder will: Be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of care for our patients in the ward. Provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to nursing staff within the ward. Contribute to managing the nursing and material resources of the ward in a flexible and cost-effective way. Support the Ward Manager. Act as a role model and lead with honesty and integrity Support student nurses and junior staff ## Responsibilities For further information and full details of this position please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Gemma Umpleby on 01423 553407 or \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in acute surgical/orthopaedic nursing - Supervisory experience. - 2 years working as Senior Staff Nurse **Desirable** - Demonstrable level of competence - Experience in Change management ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registered. **Desirable** - A Degree in related field. - Foundation Management / Leadership training. ## Documents - [trust policies & procedures (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339749) - [job description & person specification (docx, 58.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342567) ## 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.