Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Critical Care

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Blackburn is seeking a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse for Critical Care. The ideal candidate will deliver high-quality care to critically ill patients, provide leadership, and support the multi-professional team. This role requires NMC registration and experience in critical care. The organization is committed to offering a supportive work environment that balances personal and professional life.

Qualifications

• Demonstration of evidence based practice.
• Evidence of teaching/mentoring experience.
• Ability to provide feedback.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly skilled care to critically ill patients.
• Act as shift leader and guide team throughout shift.
• Ensure interventions are undertaken in line with best practice.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Effective team worker

Ability to identify learning needs

Supportive of junior staff

Ability to manage own workload

Education

Current first level NMC registration

Critical Care course completed or in progress

Degree or working towards

Leadership training

Job description

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Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Critical Care, Blackburn

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Client:

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Location:

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job overview

The post holder will be a clinically credible registered practitioner who is highly experienced and proficient in the management of the acutely unwell patient with a comprehensive background of experience in critical care. They will utilize their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence / research based care to the critically ill patient. They will act as a role model providing support, education and training to the multi-professional team caring for the critically ill patient. The post holder will have a degree of autonomy where they will be responsible for patients across a number of specialties.

They will be required to work flexibly as a member of the critical care team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved. In addition, to the obligatory advanced clinical skills, the practitioner may be required to develop a range of additional skills or techniques that fall outside the usual scope of nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

Deliver highly skilled care to critically ill patients

Act as a role model through standards of behaviour and professionalism, through clinical practice and commitment to the integration of policies and procedures within the role and workplace.

Act as shift leader/deputy mentor and guide team throughout shift.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments within critical care .

• Ensureinterventionsareundertakeninlinewith bestpractice guidance.

• CommunicatewithintheMDTallissuesrelatingto treatment changes .

• Prepareaccurateandconciseverbalandwritten reports.

• Keeprelevantrecordsandsubmitreportsinaprofessionallyacceptable manner.

• Deploy effective communication strategies to ensure that information and knowledgeisimpartedsensitivelyaccordingtotheneedsofpatients,staffand students in training.

• Planandmanageownworkloadinaflexiblemanner,ensuringserviceprovision meets the needs of clients.

• Promoteapositiverelationshipwithallstakeholderswithinthe service.

• Participate in clinical governance process, including adverse incident reporting/investigationandthemanagementof complaints,asappropriate.

Working for our organisation

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be working within the Critical Care Team at East Lancashire Hospital Trust and will be a band 6 with experience in critical care. The main roles and responsibilities will sit with the management and direct care of patients within the critical care unit, alongside providing leadership within the team and working closely with the MDT.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Current first level NMC registration or equivalent
• Critical Care course completed or in progress
• Degree or working towards
• Leadership training

Experience

• Demonstration of evidence based practice
• Evidence of ability to apply critical care skills in practice
• Evidence of appropriate delegation and leadership skills
• Recognition of own limitations
• Evidence of teaching/mentoring experience
• Evidence of conflict management skills
• Ability to demonstrate negotiation skills
• Evidence of leadership or management skills
• Ability to provide feedback

Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective team worker
• Ability to identify learning needs
• Able to respond to stressful situations
• Supportive of junior staff
• Drive to continuously improve
• Demonstrate effective team working

Skills / Abilities

• Working knowledge of the current NHS agenda and issues
• Ability to work independently
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload
• Commitment to education and training programmes
• Understanding of complex ethic and legal issues
• Commitment to constantly improving standards

Other

• Necessity to undertake moving and handling activities
• Ability to work across the 24 hour period