Senior Sister | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Burton upon Trent seeks an experienced Nurse Manager for the Surgical Day Case department. The successful candidate will lead a skilled team, ensuring excellent patient care while managing resources effectively. Ideal for those with expertise in Day Case Surgery and Band 6 experience. The role offers professional development opportunities and attractive staff benefits.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in a day case setting as a Band 6.
• Understanding of NHS productivity focus.
• Ability to lead, manage and co-ordinate a nursing team.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of the nursing team within the department.
• Budget management.
• Provide direction on patient throughput.

Skills

Expert knowledge of Day Case Surgery

Management skills

Clinical leadership

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen within the busy Surgical Day Case department at Queens Hospital Burton. The unit provides an elective day care service for a variety of surgery including Ophthalmic, General, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Dermatology, ENT, Urology, Breast and Gynaecology. In addition, a flexible cystoscopy service and rheumatology clinics are supported.

This is a forward thinking unit with excellent nursing representation and is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to provide leadership, management and co-ordinate a team of enthusiastic, highly skilled nursing individuals. The successful candidate will need to lead the ward by example whilst dealing quickly and efficiently with any issues that arise. The right candidate will provide direction to the current focus on maximising patient throughput, efficiency and patient care delivery whilst moving the unit forward into the future.

Expert knowledge of Day Case Surgery is an essential, alongside understanding the current NHS focus on productivity whilst maintaining excellent patient care. The ideal candidate should have experience in a day case setting as a Band 6.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of the nursing team within the department including absence, performance management and dealing with any HR issues
• Budget management
• Rostering
• Staff development and education
• Service Improvement
• Provide Surgical Day Case expertise
• Networking across UHDB to other Surgical Day Case Units, sharing best practice, policys and practices
• Provide leadership and knowledge
• To acknowledge and learn from patient feedback and improve experience

Closing date of applications: 21 September 2025

Interview date: 3 October 2025

Our Trust and Values

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.

Benefits

• 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 4thbusiest 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.

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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025