Critical Care - Sister/Charge Nurse

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks a qualified critical care nurse to join its senior nursing team. This role involves clinical leadership and support for nursing staff across critical care units, ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will possess extensive clinical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to patient welfare. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Strong leadership potential and ability to support nursing staff.
• Extensive clinical expertise in managing critically ill patients.
• Ability to maintain high standards in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support Band 7s, Matron, and Lead Nurse in managing teams.
• Ensure high standards of care for patients and families.
• Provide clinical leadership in the absence of Band 7.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical expertise

Critical care management

Education

Qualified critical care nurse

Job description

Are you a qualified critical care nurse with strong leadership potential who would like to be part of the senior nursing team in a large dynamic and friendly critical care department? The trust have a combined bed base comprising of 14 level 3s and 12 level 2s. We care for a wide range of adult critically ill medical and surgical emergency and elective cases.

The units have an excellent nursing skill mix where you will have the opportunity of working in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. We have a fully comprehensive career pathway offering induction, preceptorship and critical care qualifications as well as advanced clinical skills and leadership opportunities for experienced staff.

This position requires a fixed rotation between Doncaster Critical Care and Bassetlaw Intensive Care Unit, this is essential to this position. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Band 7's, Matron, Lead Nurse in managing staff and resources to meet the fluctuating workload of the Critical Care service across all sites.

To ensure that the care delivered to patients, and their families, is maintained to the highest standard. They will provide Clinical Leadership, and demonstrate extensive clinical expertise and experience, in order to advise and support colleagues of all grades in the management of critically ill patients. Maintain the safe running of the units in the absence of the band 7.

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.