Sister / Charge Nurse

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is recruiting a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. You will lead a multidisciplinary team within a Major Trauma Centre, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to uphold excellent patient care standards.

Two posts are available: one permanent and one fixed-term until January 2028. Secondment may be considered for NHS staff; applicants should be eligible under UK government guidelines and trust

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing qualification and active registration with the NMC.
• Experience in emergency care settings (staff nurse).
• Teaching/assessing qualifications or equivalent are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide specialised nursing care programmes in the Emergency Department.
• Lead a team of qualified, support and student staff.
• Take charge of the Department and Clinical Areas and ensure high standards of care.
• Support the Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse in delivering quality nursing care and managing staff.
• Support the department in meeting quality indicators and standards.

Skills

Emergency care

Leadership

Registered Nurse

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

ENB998 teaching qualification

Job description

Main area Sister / Charge Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 1 Permanent and 1 Fixed Term/Secondment until Jan 2028. All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 190-3264-DIR

Site Northern General hospital Town Sheffield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/11/2026

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

Are you committed to the delivery of compassionate high-quality care? Would you like to work in a Major Trauma Centre? We have great opportunities to support you in developing your acute and emergency nursing knowledge and skills, as part of the nursing team in South Yorkshire's Major Trauma Centre.

We are seeking an experienced nurse interested in working as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse's within the Accident and Emergency (A/E) department at the Northern General Hospital.

This role will be vital in supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurses to lead a team committed to excellent standards of patient care. Working in an Emergency Department, that is a Major Trauma Centre; you will be working alongside a large multidisciplinary team including Emergency Department Consultants, hospital Trauma Teams, specialist nursing staff (Advanced Care Practitioners and Trauma Nurse Coordinators), allied health professionals and visiting teams.

Main duties of the job

Develop and provide specialised programs of nursing care to a diverse range of patients and support to staff in the Emergency Department.

Lead a team of qualified, support and student team members.

Take charge of the Department and all Clinical Areas of the Department.

Support the Senior Sister / Senior Charge Nurse in ensuring the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered and managing a team of staff.

Support the Department in meeting quality indicators and other standards of care.

There are 2 posts on this vacancy.

One post is permanent and one post is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period until Jan 2028 due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term opportunities.

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.

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.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. For fixed term contracts, internal secondments may be considered; please seek 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Qaulifications

• Registered Nurse
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Experience

• Experience band 5 in emergency care or equivalent (working as a staff nurse in an emergency department or AMU).
• Acting up experience to Sister/Charge Nurse would be an advantage

Further training

• IV drug administration competency.
• Evidence of recent professional development.
• Triage trained
• TNCC or TILS
• Cannulation/ Venepuncture training
• ECG training
• Excellent organisation and leadership ability.

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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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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