Sister/Charge Nurse

GEH; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for the Oncology Outpatient Service in Sheffield. You will provide clinical leadership, oversee SACT delivery, and ensure high-quality patient-centred care across outpatient clinics.

The role involves professional leadership, education and staff development, with duties across multiple sites and contributing to service development and governance initiatives. Closing date 08 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12
• Evidence of national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching/assessing qualification for ENB998
• Evidence of degree-level post-registration academic achievement
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Recognised management/leadership qualification

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day running of the Oncology Outpatient Department, ensuring safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model, promoting high standards of nursing practice and patient experience.
• Safely administer and oversee Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT), including chemotherapy and supportive therapies, in line with local and national standards.
• Assess, monitor and support patients throughout their treatment journey, managing treatment-related complications and adverse reactions.
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Support, supervise and develop nursing and support staff, acting as a mentor and facilitating professional development.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Cancer Network to ensure seamless patient care.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Manage the department in the absence of the Senior Sister, ensuring safe staffing levels and effective service delivery.
• Support service provision across multiple outpatient sites, including Breathing Space, as required.

Job description

Go back Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 08 November 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Oncology Outpatient Service. This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a busy and progressive service, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to patients receiving cancer treatment and attending outpatient clinics.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day management of the department, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of systemic anti-cancer treatments, including cytotoxic therapies, within a nurse-led environment. You will act as a clinical role model, promoting excellence in nursing practice and supporting the delivery of seamless care across the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Cancer Network.

As a senior member of the team, you will provide professional leadership, education and support to nursing staff, acting as a source of expert advice for patients, carers and healthcare professionals. You will contribute to service development initiatives, quality improvement programmes and the ongoing enhancement of patient experience and outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day running of the Oncology Outpatient Department, ensuring safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model, promoting high standards of nursing practice and patient experience.
• Safely administer and oversee Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT), including chemotherapy and supportive therapies, in line with local and national standards.
• Assess, monitor and support patients throughout their treatment journey, managing treatment-related complications and adverse reactions.
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Support, supervise and develop nursing and support staff, acting as a mentor and facilitating professional development.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Cancer Network to ensure seamless patient care.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Manage the department in the absence of the Senior Sister, ensuring safe staffing levels and effective service delivery.
• Support service provision across multiple outpatient sites, including Breathing Space, as required.

About us

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.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
• Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at degree level.
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Recognised management / leadership qualification

Experience

• Relevant experience at Band 5 or above
• Proven management and leadership
• Demonstrate experience in patient flow in a busy acute area
• Experience of applying research and audit in practice

Further Training

• Understanding of Cancer care pathways and regional agenda
• SACT passport or training package
• Experience of SACT complications and management of SACT side effects
• Highly motivated
• Ability to work under pressure.
• IT skills including the knowledge of word processing and software packages.
• Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
• Ability to complete work to deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritise workload

Other Factors

• Commitment to professional development
• Ability to work flexibly
• Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
• Valid UK driving licence

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust