Sister/Charge Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation - Calderdale and Hudder[...]

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for the Stroke floor at Calderdale Royal Hospital. This role involves coordinating nursing staffing, providing high-quality patient care, and leading a motivated team. The successful candidate will participate in audits, manage rosters, and ensure effective collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Management Certificate and NIHSS Certificate required.
• Experience in nursing at Band 5 level needed.
• Knowledge of Stroke Care strategies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shifts and support junior staff.
• Conduct audits and manage rotas.
• Deliver evidence-based nursing care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Management Certificate

NIHSS Certificate

Band 5 recent experience

Job description

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Hospital Town Halifax Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 sister/charge nurse on the Stroke floor at Calderdale Royal Hospital. We are a bedded area that encompasses an 6 bedded HASU and 8 bedded ASU as well as a busy rehabilitation area.

We are a hardworking, motivated and friendly team. If successful you will be well supported by our nursing and therapy team have opportunities to participate in audits, incident reporting, roster creation, staff appraisals and coordinating the floor in the absence of the ward manager.

Please note that the advertised interview date is subject to change.

Main duties of the job

Coordination of shift and supporting junior colleagues

-Escalation to members of MDT

-Investigation of incidents and attendance at panel meetings, completion of Route cause Analysis (RCA)

- Roster creation and daily management e.g recording shifts

- Appraisals of junior staff

- Weekly and monthly audits

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
• To deliver quality care to patients and to supervise the working of the team during shifts.
• To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.
• To ensure high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. Act when standards are not being upheld.
• To recognise changes in a patient’s condition which requires the intervention of others and refer the patients on as appropriate.
• Act as a clinical role model, providing leadership and guidance to staff on operational and professional issues, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
• Be proactive in the development of the clinical area, supporting and planning process and service development, contribute new ideas to improve patient care.
• Act as a mentor/preceptor to students and new staff members.
• Contribute to the audit process and utilise results in practice
• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within the Policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
• Support the Senior Sister and Matron in ensuring the department has appropriate link nurses and supports them in undertaking the role.
• Develop and motivate the team.
• Lead the team to meet local divisional and Trust objectives.
• Co-ordinate the service across the Huddersfield and Calderdale sites in line with regional and national guidelines.
• To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, through promotion of a no blame culture.
• To manage complaints and escalate where necessary.
• To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and build relationships within the multidisciplinary teams.
• To recognise and prevent where possible areas of conflict and escalate if necessary.
• Undertake appraisals for the team.
• Supervise and deploy staff appropriately taking into account knowledge and skill mix.
• To monitor sickness/absence in accordance to the Trust policy.
• To take an active role in the recruitment and selection process of junior staff.
• Act as an innovative and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required including providing feedback and disseminating information as appropriate.
• Deputising for ward/departmental manager.
• Be proactive in the development of clinical area, supporting the ward manager in business planning process/service development, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience.
• To have an awareness of budget and resources and support the ward manager with the management of the budget.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Management Certificate
• NIHSS Certificate

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Recent Experience at Band 5
• Evidence of self-development/clinical knowledge
• Up-to-date professional knowledge
• Knowledge of local and national Stroke Care strategies and guidelines
• Experience of evidence-based practice
• Leadership Course
• Experience in a Band 6 Development Role

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of change management
• Proven ability to lead a team

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

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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.