Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department. You will provide clinical and operational leadership, oversee staffing, appraisals and student supervision, and drive quality and governance across the department.

The role combines clinical and managerial duties with a focus on patient flow, safety and compassionate care, aligned with Trust policies and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• National practice assessor training or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Degree or working towards degree in health care.
• Post-registration A&E course or equivalent.
• Certificate in management and leadership (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within the Emergency Department.
• Oversee staff rotas, recruitment and development.
• Deliver evidence-based emergency nursing care and triage.
• Maintain patient records and medicines management.
• Support governance, audits and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Management

MDT working

Change management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

National practice assessor training

Degree or working towards degree

Post-registration A&E course

Certificate in management and leadership

Tools

Electronic patient record

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 05/10/2026

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated nursing professional to provide clinical and operational leadership within the Emergency Department. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-focused care that meets the needs and expectations of patients while supporting the wider objectives of the Directorate and clinical teams.

You will lead and manage staff within a defined team, overseeing appraisals, rota management, recruitment, staff development, and student supervision. Working closely with the Matron, Deputy Nurse Director and Nurse Director, you will help deliver a safe, effective and compassionate service across the department.

The role includes responsibility for maintaining high standards of evidence-based nursing practice, promoting Emergency Department competencies, and ensuring compliance with professional standards, Trust policies and clinical guidelines. You will also act as a clinical specialist, providing expert advice to colleagues and external agencies where required, and contribute to the department’s teaching and development programmes.

This position combines both clinical and managerial responsibilities and requires a visible leader who consistently demonstrates STH PROUD values: Patient First, Respect, Ownership, Unity and Diversity.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Leadership and Management

Provide visible leadership within the Emergency Department, ensuring safe, effective, patient-focused care.

Support day-to-day operational management, including staffing, rotas, and resource allocation.

Lead and supervise nursing teams, healthcare support workers, and students.

Contribute to recruitment, appraisal, induction, and staff development.

Clinical Care

Deliver evidence-based emergency nursing care, including assessment, triage, and emergency interventions.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to support patient flow and discharge planning.

Maintain high standards of medicines management, safeguarding, infection prevention, and patient safety.

Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients and families.

Quality, Governance and Service Improvement

Participate in audits, incident reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.

Support implementation of policies, procedures, and governance standards.

Maintain accurate and confidential patient records.

Ensure safe and cost-effective use of equipment and resources.

Education and Staff Development

Mentor students, newly qualified nurses, and support staff.

Support induction, training, and professional development.

Promote reflective practice and evidence-based care

Professional Responsibilities and Behaviours

Work in line with the NMC Code, Trust policies, and professional standards.

Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, compassion, equality, and inclusion.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Degree or evidence of actively working towards degree level or evidence of equivalent health care related study
• Post registration A&E course or equivalent study to post graduate level
• Certificate in management and leadership (or equivalent)

Experience/Skills/ Knowledge

• Currently working effectively as a Band 6 in an Emergency Department or emergency care setting
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience of working with an electronic patient record and other basic IT systems
• Clinical supervision experience
• Evidence of personal and professional development.
• Experience of patient flow.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of the care and treatment of Mental Health patients
• Experience of leading and managing change both personally and as a facilitator
• Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate and inspire staff and initiate changes.
• Experience of MDT working.
• Experience and knowledge of clinical governance.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and self-motivation
• Approachable and polite
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload when under pressure
• Sound knowledge of the principles of and practice of emergency care
• Awareness of current NHS issues and appreciation of the issues surrounding governance and quality initiatives
• Able to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
• Audit / Research
• Experience of managing QUEST, IPC, IPR, recruitment and section, attendance, roster planning and incident investigation.

Further Training

• Commitment to continuous personal development.
• Cannulation
• ECG
• Triage Competency
• TNCC
• ALS
• Trauma Competency Level 2 or working towards
• PNA
• Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework.
• Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change.
• Experience of managing staff wellbeing.

Other Factors/Personal qualities

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system.
• Ability to demonstrate inclusive and compassionate leadership.
• Ability to hold the 2936 staffing bleep
• Ability to form professional and interpersonal relationships
• Enthusiastic, curious and assertive
• Able to work as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Trustworthy, patient and empathetic
• Ability to work autonomously and independently
• Empathetic to patient and staff individual needs
• Self-motivation and ability to empower
• Demonstrate problem-solving abilities
• Able to stay calm under pressure and prioritise demands
• Recognise when to seek appropriate support
• Demonstrates PROUD behaviours

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

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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. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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