Band 7 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 7 Ward Manager in York to lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality urgent care. The role requires strong leadership, crisis management, and advanced clinical skills. Applicants must demonstrate experience in team management and patient care oversight. This position also emphasizes collaboration across various healthcare professionals and offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days of holiday

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in managing clinical areas and teams.
• Ability to maintain clinical standards and manage patient flow.
• Experience in mentoring and supporting junior nurses.

Responsibilities

• Oversee department operations and staffing.
• Provide clinical leadership and support high-quality patient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient management.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Decision-making

Advanced clinical expertise

Job description

Position Overview

In the fast‑paced NHS ED environment, the Ward Manager's role is dynamic and critical. As a Band 7 clinical leader, you ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care for patients with diverse urgent needs, requiring advanced clinical expertise, leadership, decision‑making, and crisis management skills.

The Ward Manager oversees department operations, manages patient flow, and coordinates care across triage, resuscitation, paediatrics, and rapid assessment areas. Acting as nurse‑in‑charge, you maintain staffing, deploy resources, and uphold clinical standards, especially during major incidents and patient surges.

Collaboration is key, working closely with consultants, practitioners, paramedics, and support staff for timely assessments and interventions. You are the first contact for escalation, safeguarding, and complex decisions, while mentoring junior nurses and supporting staff development. In this role, you will consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards to a vulnerable patient group by providing visible clinical leadership to the team and supporting them in the delivery of high quality, effective and evidence‑based care.

We are a proud team with a strong sense of collaboration across all our healthcare professionals, working together to drive our service forward. Our candidate must be committed to the on‑going development of the ward and multi‑disciplinary team working, and have the drive and passion to create an inspirational learning and working environment.

We offer a wide range of opportunities and development as a Band 7 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. You will have the chance to develop your leadership and management skills and we will support you to truly take ownership of your role and ward area.

Recruitment & Inclusion

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is actively promoting SaBRE – Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in one payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm whether you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. Volunteers and Bank‑only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced. The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

About Our Trust

At our Trust, patient care is central to everything we do. The Emergency Department (ED) at York is a vital access point for urgent and complex medical care across North Yorkshire, handling over 100,000 attendances annually. The department provides multidisciplinary services, including major trauma, acute emergencies, paediatrics, mental health, and geriatric care. https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24⁄7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24⁄7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30 % of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles. Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

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