Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team as a Junior Sister or Charge Nurse in a busy Care of the Elderly ward. This role involves supporting the Ward Manager and leading a team to deliver high-quality care. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nursing, excellent communication skills, and a passion for patient care. You will be responsible for managing staff, ensuring patient safety, and promoting best practices within a supportive and collaborative environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to staff development and patient-centered care.

Benefits

Flexible Working Policy

Access to Fitness Centre

Childcare Coordinator Support

Training and Career Progression

Chaplaincy Support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a degree or currently on degree pathway.
• Experience in Care of the Elderly and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support Band 7 in managing the nursing team and staff allocation.
• Ensure safe and effective patient care throughout their journey.
• Lead nursing team in absence of the ward manager.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Clinical Teaching

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Nursing

Mentorship Certificate

Management and Leadership Training

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 15 May 2025

An exciting opportunityhas arisen to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic Registered Nursewith excellent communication and leadership skills to join our team as a JuniorSister or Charge Nurse on ward E51. E51 is a busy 27 bedded Care of the Elderlyward, within the Directorate of Rehabilitation and Elderly Medicine based atSunderland Royal Hospital. The Junior Sister or Charge Nurse is someone who isexcited by the prospect of supporting the Ward Manager and ward team in thedelivery of high-quality care and continuing improvement of the service. Thisis an exciting and rewarding role, which would be suitable for a candidate withCare of the Elderly experience and a strong track record of workingcollaboratively to maintain and develop safe, effective and compassionateservices. The post holder must be able to demonstrate proactivemultidisciplinary working, possess communication and organisational skills withevidence of a degree qualification or currently be on the degree pathway innursing. The post holder will be supported in their professional developmentand will have the opportunity to develop skills in leadership and managementand if you feel you have the required skills to undertake this post please donot hesitate to apply. If you would like to know more about this fantasticopportunity or would like to arrange an informal visit please contact Sr AyshaHenderson, Ward E51 on 0191 5656256 ext. 49751 or email [e-mail] .

Main duties of the job

Youwill be responsible for supporting the Band 7, to provide management supportfor the ward team, which entails managing the Nursing team. This includes, butnot limited to:

Allocation of staff to teams, and ensuring they are working within their levelof competence/skill mix

Working alongside the MDT, to ensure patients receive appropriate care

Liaising with the operational teams, to ensure timely admission, transfer anddischarge of patients

Taking charge in challenging circumstances within the ward, and ensuring thatsupport is always given to junior colleagues

Assisting the Band 7 to ensure appraisals, mandatory training and competencyassessments for all nursing staff are kept up to date

Leading the nursing team in the absence of the ward manager and being a rolemodel, ensuring the environment is maintained to a high standard

Expected todeliver, hands on clinical care to patients, and to assist the ward manager inthe implementation, and delivery of the clinical and non-clinical governanceagenda within the care environment

Ensure that safe, effective and holisticpatient care is delivered, and coordinate patients overall plan of carethroughout the patient journey

Agree own personal development plan withline manager to ensure active revalidation with the NMC Promote excellence innursing care, and demonstrate evidence based best practice

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,600 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible and accountablefor the safe, effective and compassionate nursing care for all patients in ward, department area.

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code.

To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team, acting asa role model.

Support ward or department manager to ensure organisational goals, objectivesare met within ward, department.

When taking charge of theward/department or in the absence of the ward/department manager, is directly responsible for ensuring that clinical,professional and cleanliness standards are maintained in the entireward,department.

To ensure effective communicationinternally and externally regarding patient care and resources.

To complywith the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in nursing studies or healthcare related subject or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent).
• Mentorship certificate/ Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Management and leadership training.

Knowledge & Skills

• Awareness of national health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism.
• Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues.
• Clinical teaching experience.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Competent in the use of IT packages.
• Evidence of competency in relation to nursing practices appropriate to the post.
• Understanding of budget and financial control systems

Experience

• Experience as a Band 5.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Experience of coordinating a team in caring for patients from admission to discharge
• Expertise within the speciality
• Experience of line management of staff

Physical Skills

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust