Senior Sister

An opportunity has arisen within the busy Surgical Day Case department at Queens Hospital Burton. The unit provides an elective day care service for a variety of surgery including Ophthalmic, General, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Dermatology, ENT, Urology, Breast and Gynaecology. In addition, a flexible cystoscopy service and rheumatology clinics are supported

This is a forward thinking unit with excellent nursing representation and is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to provide leadership, management and co-ordinate a team of enthusiastic, highly skilled nursing individuals. The successful candidate will need to lead the ward by example whilst dealing quickly and efficiently with any issues that arise. The right candidate will provide direction to the current focus on maximising patient throughput, efficiency and patient care delivery whilst moving the unit forward into the future

Expert knowledge of Day Case Surgery is an essential, alongside understanding the current NHS focus on productivity whilst maintaining excellent patient care. The ideal candidate should have experience in a day case setting as a Band 6.

• Overall management of the nursing team within the department including absence, performance management and dealing with any HR issues
• Budget management
• Rostering
• Staff development and education
• Service Improvement
• Provide Surgical Day Case expertise
• Networking across UHDB to other Surgical Day Case Units, sharing best practice, policys and practices
• Provide leadership and knowledge
• To acknowledge and learn from patient feedback and improve experience
  
  

Closing date of applications: 21 September 2025

Interview date: 3 October 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Lawson Job title: Theatre Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07970285507

Jane Minton - Lead Theatre Manager 07385141567