Sister / Charge Nurse

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership to our nursing and support staff alongside the existing Clinical Sister. We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual who has excellent communication skills, and has the ability, drive and enthusiasm to motivate the team to provide high quality patient care. You will need to have good organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to demonstrate leadership and a sound understanding of diabetes.

The Clinic Sister/Charge Nurse role involves staff education and student teaching. Collaborative working is also a fundamental part of the role which involves working with the consultants, dieticians, diabetes CNS and podiatrists who are all based in the clinic.

You will be required to support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.

You will also provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers on the ward.

• Delivery of clinical practice is based on policies, guidelines and evidence base to improve the outcomes and experiences of patients.
• Professional clinical advice and judgements will be provided to the multi-professional care team in relation to patient care and achieving positive patient outcomes and experiences.
• Safe, effective high quality care will be delivered with compassion, dignity and respect.
• Documentation will be accurate, legible and timely relating to current patient recording systems, both written and electronic.
• Information Governance will be adhered to and action will be taken to address deficits and or escalated appropriately.
  
  

Closing date of applications: 14 September 2025

Interview date: 26 September 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: Elina Baker Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01283 593151