Sister/Charge Nurse - Respiratory Support Unit

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work from home when appropriate

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in Halifax is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Respiratory Support Unit as part of the NHS AfC Band 6. The role involves leading nursing practice, supporting the Unit Manager with education and quality initiatives, and ensuring patient safety through regular audits.

Flexible and part-time options may be available. The post requires Respiratory Medicine experience and a proactive, collaborative approach to care within a 7-day service

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Other post graduate qualification relevant to post

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing leadership.
• Provide focus and vision for the nursing activity within the ward and assist the unit manager with education, research, quality and clinical practice development.
• Ensure the safety of the unit through audits and essential safety checks.
• Coordinate the unit to run smoothly across a 7 day service.
• Take referrals from the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage staff and skill mix appropriately when completing rosters.

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Evidence of continuing professional development

Post graduate qualification relevant to post

Job description

Sister/Charge Nurse - Respiratory Support Unit

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Medical Specialities - Respiratory Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (2 x full time and 1 x 22.5 hours) Job ref 372-MED2687-A

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Hospital Town Halifax Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/10/2026

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.

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 exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Respiratory Support Unit.

The unit consists of 47 beds with a 6 bedded RSU unit which cares for level 2 patients with a focus on acutely unwell respiratory patients who require non-invasive ventilation and high flow oxygen therapies.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the Unit Manager with the continuous improvement of the department, effectively monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care that are reflected by patient experience.
Experience in Respiratory Medicine is essential for this role to support staff with unwell patients and to lead by example to identify and act accordingly to the deteriorating patient.

You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will have a proactive management style, anticipating and dealing with issues constructively within the multidisciplinary team setting.

You must be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional nursing leadership
• To provide focus and vision for the nursing activity within the ward and to assist the unit manager with leading the nursing team within areas of education, research, quality and clinical practice development
• To ensure the safety of the unit through audits and essential safety checks
• Coordinate the unit to run smoothly across a 7 day service
• Taking referrals from the multi - disciplinary team
• Manage staff and skill mix appropriately when completing rosters

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres 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. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff andthe local community.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for Registered Nurse with experience in an acute environment with leadership experience and unit safety awareness, excellent communication skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure and experienced in decision making and problem-solving.

For further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Registered Nurse Qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Other post graduate qualification relevant to post

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Recent experience of working within Respiratory Medicine
• Awareness of Must Do’s
• To demonstrate comprehensive current acute medicine knowledge, skills and experience.
• Up to date professional knowledge
• Knowledge of respiratory medicine
• Recent experience in undertaking staff appraisals
• Knowledge of non-invasive ventilation
• Understand national initiatives regarding respiratory

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Demonstrates professional leadership skills
• Ability to delegate, organise and prioritise care delivery
• Ability to work under own initiative and as part of 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.

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

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.

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.

At Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, we are excited to offer a range of volunteering roles, providing rewarding personal and professional opportunities for people from all backgrounds across a wide age range from our local communities, ensuring our volunteers are representative of our service users.