Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse AMU/AAU/SDEC

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to provide leadership in the Unscheduled Care department. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical skills and the ability to deliver compassionate care. This full-time position requires a mix of days, nights, and weekends, with flexible working patterns considered. You will play a crucial role in supporting optimal patient care and continuously developing staff skills. The organization values professional development and offers a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile.
• Evidence of significant post-registration clinical work experience.

Responsibilities

• Support optimal care of our patients as a key function to Band 7.
• Deliver high quality, effective and compassionate care.

Skills

Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality

Customer Service experience

Education

Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC

Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership

Level 5 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership

Job description

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse AMU/AAU/SDEC

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to offer the opportunity for a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse role within Unscheduled care which consists of AAU/AMU/SDEC to aid in providing high quality compassionate care to our patients. You will be supported by a Ward Sister and Clinical Matron in your development within your leadership role. You will be experienced in leading and coordinating shifts and be able to demonstrate problem solving skills and an ability to develop staff skills and competencies.

Full time hours required, with a mixture of days/nights and weekends. Flexible working patterns will be considered for all nursing applicants.

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 role is the key supporting function to the Band 7 to enable the optimal care of our patients and to the success of our Trust.

The delivery of a high quality, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation. Full details in the job description.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HCPC
• Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership, or equivalent e.g. NVQ Level 3
• Level 5 Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership, or equivalent

Experience & Knowledge

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
• Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience

Skills & Ability

• Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
• Customer Service experience i.e. dealing with complaints and to manage any barriers to information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust