Sister/Charge Nurse - Vascular Surgery

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Sister/Charge Nurse for the Vascular Surgery unit at Royal Preston Hospital. You will lead a 15-bed vascular ward, supervise staff, and ensure high standards of compassionate care across elective and urgent pathways.

The role offers progression toward band 6 leadership within a major vascular centre. You will work with experienced consultants, a vascular therapy team, and an advanced clinical practitioner to develop your team and

Formación

• Awareness of nursing practice advances.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding.
• Experience implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice.
• Knowledge of Ethical issues.
• Ward Experience.
• Evidence of leadership experience and learning.
• Evidence of research and development.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or Matron in ensuring the provision of excellent care with compassion for patients, relatives and visitors.
• Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patient needs.
• Assist and support the Ward Manager in the safe, effective management of the area including personnel, facilities and processes.

Conocimientos

Leadership experience

Ward experience

Communication skills

Clinical governance

Ethical issues

Educación

NMC Registration

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Post-registration qualification

Mentorship qualification (NMC recognised)

Descripción del empleo

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sister/Charge Nurse - Vascular Surgery

The closing date is 12 November 2026

Are you a passionate leader and ready for the next step in your career, show compassion and caring for patients, a good role model to your team , has ambition to support the team in maintaining a high safety level of care.

Do you want to be a part of the major vascular trauma centre within this region, the vascular surgical department has lots of exciting opportunities as a band 6 to progress and develop as both a leader and a nurse.

Do you have ward experience?

If you are answering yes to any of these points this is the job for you!

The unit is a 15 bedded, Vascular ward based at Royal Preston Hospital which is open to both elective and urgent pathway for the vascular patient. We are supported by consultants, specialist vascular therapy team and vascular specialist nurse, we also have an advanced clinical practitioner.

We work well together and would love to welcome you into our team!!

Main duties of the job

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a ward in an effective and efficient manner.

You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth.

You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike.

You must have ward based experience.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse orMatron in ensuring the provision of excellentcare with compassion for the patients, relativesand visitors who are cared for within or by theward, department, service or team.
• Ensure a high standard of nursing is deliveredby self and others based on assessment,planning, implementation and evaluation of careto meet patients needs in accordance withagreed local and National standards andevidence based guidelines
• Assist and support the Ward Manager in the safe,effective management of the area includingmanagement of personnel, facilities and theassociated systems and processes.

For more information please see attached the Job Description / Person Specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
• Knowledge of Ethical issues
• Ward Experience
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Research and Development
• Evidence of leadership experience and learning.

Qualifications & Education

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality
• Degree
• Post registration qualification in area of speciality area
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata