Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Neurology

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Sister on the Neurology Ward in Coventry. You will lead the day‑to‑day operations, supervise the nursing team and provide clinical leadership to ensure safe, compassionate care in a busy neurology environment.

The role focuses on staff development, education, and service improvement, with opportunities for internal secondment and career progression within a prestigious teaching Trust.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with first level degree or willingness to undertake.
• Evidence of continuous professional development or teaching/assessing qualification, or willingness to undertake.
• Post-registration clinical experience and ability to manage people and change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage ward operations, providing clinical leadership to the nursing team.
• Coordinate patient care, assessment and escalation decisions with the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop staff through supervision, mentorship and appraisal; monitor adherence to safety policies.
• Utilise IT systems to secure accurate patient, workforce and resource data.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Prioritise and meet deadlines

Time management

Initiative

Problem solving

Patient focused

Education

Current professional registration

First level degree or willingness to undertake

CPD / Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Neurology

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Neurology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (Until August 2028. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 218-NM-B6-8284635

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiasticBand 6 Clinical Sisterto join our friendly and supportive team on our Neurology Ward atUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW).

Our Neurology Ward provides specialist care to patients with a wide range of acute and complex neurological conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise while providing high-quality, patient-centred care within a busy and rewarding environment.

As a Clinical Sister, you will play a key role in the day-to-day leadership and management of the ward, working alongside the Ward Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care. You will provide clinical leadership and support to the nursing team, acting as a positive role model and promoting high standards of practice.

You will have responsibility for coordinating the ward, supporting staff with complex clinical decision-making, managing patient flow and ensuring appropriate escalation of concerns. You will also contribute tostaff development, education, clinical supervision and service improvement, helping to create a positive learning environment for nurses, students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 5 nurse or existing Band 6 nurse to develop their leadership skills and broaden their specialist knowledge within neurology.

Main duties of the job

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited.
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create anenvironment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Please be advised the interviews for this post will take place week commencing 02/11/2026, subject to availability.

A shift/team leader, providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. The post-holder will deputise for the department manager as required.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current Professional Registration First level degree or willingness to undertake Evidence of continuous professional development Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness to undertake

Experience

• Professional post registration clinical experience in appropriate specialty Ability to successfully manage people and change
• Experience in HR and Management Related Issues Resource Management

Knowledge

• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
• A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS. Experience in Policy/ Service Development

Skills

• IT skills Patient focused Excellent communication skills Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively Good management of own and others time Able to use initiative and make decisions Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third‑party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre‑employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre‑employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.