Sister/ Charge Nurse

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse to lead a nursing team on Ward 6 at Freeman Hospital. This role involves providing high-quality patient care, supporting staff development, and acting as a clinical lead. The ideal candidate will have a background as a registered nurse with current NMC registration and experience in leadership. The position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care while supporting the team's growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Staff development opportunities

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a current NMC registration.
• Diploma in a health-related subject, prepared for degree-level study.
• Specialist qualification if relevant to role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, acting as deputy when absent.
• Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients, and carers.
• Ensure continuity of safe effective care for patients.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Registered nurse (appropriate to branch)

Current NMC registration

Diploma in a health related subject

Degree in health related subject

Job description

Sister / Charge Nurse

Closing date: 08 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 6, Freeman Hospital, a Surgery inpatient Ward, which is looking to recruit a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in order to provide support and Leadership to a nursing team. This is an exciting and challenging role and will help support the team in providing a safe positive experience and to ensure high quality patient care is delivered. This post has the opportunity to develop skills and abilities in a leadership role, supporting the Senior Sister and ensuring the delivery of high‑quality care with a person centred approach. Staff development will be a priority and supporting the team to ensure Trust standards.

• Interview date: 18th December 2025
• Hours: 37 hours 30 minutes per week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to adopt a holistic, pro‑active and dynamic approach, being responsible for the delivery of a high standard of care and service to the patients.

Management and leadership

Be a visible clinical lead on shift and a point of contact for staff, patients and their families.

Lead and deliver safe care, screening of admission and discharge processes.

Workforce planning, rotas, leave and absence management, performance monitoring through engaging staff with clinical supervision, 1:1s and appraisal processes.

Engage in audit processes and help to maintain and improve quality standards.

Reviewing of incidents and implementing learning. Act as deputy in absence of Ward Manager.

Leading the team in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Be a role model and resource for junior staff.

Communicate with a wide range of patients, carers, relatives, staff and other professionals disseminating information appropriately and in a sensitive manner.

Being able to engage in difficult conversations and be confident to problem solve if needed.

Liaise with MDT and wider community agents.

Be involved in maintaining skills and knowledge of team members through training and development.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities

• To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse is absent.
• In areas within the organisation nurses may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
• Provide effective support and leadership to both staff, patients and carers within the ward or department.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
• Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
• Effective member of the multi‑disciplinary team.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• Registered nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
• Specialist qualification if relevant to role or previous experience
• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship)
• Degree in health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous post registration experience which must be relevant and recent
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on‑going professional development
• Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
• Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
• Audit / research experience
• Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation / IV drug administration / scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality

Skills & Abilities

Specific skills and abilities expected are not listed in the description.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust