Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare provider in Derby is looking for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for their Nightingale Macmillan Unit. The role involves supporting a team in providing holistic care to patients at the end of their lives. Candidates should have leadership experience and strong communication skills. This full-time position includes night, weekend shifts, and offers development opportunities along with staff benefits.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of leading an inpatient team.
• Ability to maintain high standards of holistic care.
• Experience in providing supervision to junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister in day-to-day management of the unit.
• Provide clinical knowledge to the multi-professional team.
• Supervise and allocate tasks to junior staff members.

Skills

Leadership experience

Advanced communication skills

Compassionate and empathetic attitude

Job description

There will be one permanent and one secondment position available for this role.

Part of this position is being offered as a secondment. Accordingly, you are required to consult with your manager and obtain approval prior to submitting your application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a forward thinking palliative medicine department as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit. The area has 21 beds, with the flexibility to increase to 24 beds in times of pressure to support the trust, and looks after patients nearing the end of their lives.

We are looking for an individual who has demonstrable experience of leading and contributing to the development of an inpatient team and who is committed to delivering high standards of holistic care, and must have a caring and empathetic attitude. The individual must be a positive role model to the junior staff and be able to demonstrate their ability to have advanced communication skills.

Please note you will be required to work both long days, nights and weekends.

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch to have an informal discussion.

To support the Senior sister in the day to day management of the unit and to ensure the delivery of patient centred, clinically effective holistic care is provided in a safe and caring environment.

Provide specific clinical knowledge and advice to the multi-professional team and taking into account all aspects of Clinical Governance promote and develop the use of evidence based practice to improve the outcomes of patient care.

Provide supervision of the delivery of care by junior staff, allocating the clinical workload as required and responding to changing clinical situations, whilst providing the necessary advice and support to maintain high standards of patient care.

Act as a role model at all times and ensure that all team members and others visiting the area give a high priority to policies and procedures relating to infection control in order to maintain a safe clinical environment for everyone.

Provide guidance and support to junior members of staff and comply with the NMC standards for mentors.

Maintain accurate, legible and timely records of patient care using the current patient recording system.

Closing date of applications: 22 September 2025

Interview date: 06 October 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: Hannah Keach
Job title: Senior Sister
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01332 785602