Sister/Charge Nurse Outpatients

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Professional support

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the Parkinson and Specialist Rehabilitation Outpatients Team. The role focuses on clinical leadership, delivery of safe care, and improving patient experience in a busy outpatient setting.

The post requires strong leadership, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to manage workload and clinic flow while maintaining high standards of care for patients with

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Post registration experience in an acute healthcare setting
• Previous band 6 experience
• Experience of managing and organising conflicting workloads

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership within outpatient services.
• Coordinate day-to-day running of outpatient clinics with safe staffing and efficient flow.
• Support holistic assessment and review of Parkinson's disease patients.
• Ensure infection prevention, safeguarding and clinical governance standards are met.
• Lead, mentor and supervise nursing teams and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical governance

Incident reporting

Education

NMC registration

Nursing degree or equivalent

Job description

Main area Outpatients Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 320-CDCS-4468

Site Florence Nightingale Community Hospital Town Derby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

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.

With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced registered nurse to join our Parkinson and Specialist Rehabilitation Outpatients Team as a Band 6 Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse.

This is a key leadership role within our busy outpatient services, providing clinical, operational and professional leadership across a range of specialties. The successful candidate will support the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality patient care whilst ensuring a positive patient experience within a fast-paced outpatient environment.

The Parkinson's service is an international centre of excellence which is 1 of only 2 in the UK.

You will work with the nurse team and will require strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to manage and maintain high standards and provide excellent care for our patients.

The post holder will work closely and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 5 nurse looking to progress their leadership career or an existing Band 6 seeking a new challenge within a dynamic outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

Provide visible clinical and operational leadership to nursing and support staff within specialty outpatient services.

Deputise for the Outpatient Senior sister as required.

Coordinate the day-to-day running of outpatient clinics, ensuring safe staffing levels and efficient clinic flow.

Support the provision of holistic assessment and review of patients with Parkinson's disease

Support and coordinate the staffing of Parkinson's, Rehabilitation Medicine and Spasticity clinics.

Ensuring consistency of service delivery across all clinics

Act as a clinical expert, providing advice and support to nursing and multidisciplinary teams.

Monitor and improve patient experience, quality indicators and service performance.

Participate in incident investigations, audits, quality improvement initiatives and governance activities.

Support workforce development through supervision, mentorship, appraisal and clinical education.

Ensure compliance with infection prevention, safeguarding, health and safety, and professional standards.

Contribute to service redesign and the implementation of new ways of working to improve patient pathways and outcomes.

Develop effective working relationships with consultants, operational teams and external stakeholders.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and excellence.

Closing date of applications: 10 November 2026

Interview date: 24 November 2026

Working for our organisation

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.

In return we will offer:

• 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 4th busiest 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information are available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Degree in nursing or equivalent professional qualification and experience
• specialist rehabilitation experience and knowledge

Management and organisation

• Evidence of on going professional development
• Post registration experience working within an acute healthcare setting
• Previous band 6 experience
• Experience of managing and organising conflicting workloads

Leadership

• Experience of leading, supervising and supporting clinical teams
• Evidence of incident reporting and patient safety
• Evidence of a good understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and risk management
• Leadership courses or qualifications

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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.