Sister/Charge Nurse (XR06)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider seeks a permanent Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for the Surgical Preassessment in Leeds. The role includes managing a team and working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide high-quality care. Candidates must be registered nurses with experience and a commitment to professional development. Salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per year.

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent.
• Experience working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues.
• Ability to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team to ensure smooth delivery of services.
• Work with a highly specialist multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver high quality, patient-centred care.

Skills

Compassionate and caring

Capable of lateral thinking

Motivator of self and others

Education

Registered Nurse (RN Adult or RN Child, Level 1 or 2)

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Overview

Job summary: A permanent Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Surgical Preassessment, Elective Orthopaedic team at Chapel Allerton Hospital. Opportunity to develop management and leadership skills within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Preassessment is managed by Band 7s on C03; the successful candidate will work closely with C03. Ward C03 includes a pre-admission area, a 16-bed post-operative area, a 4-bed Enhanced Care Unit and a 26-bed rehabilitation ward. We provide planned spinal and orthopaedic surgery for patients requiring hip replacement, knee replacement, soft tissue knee reconstruction, shoulder and foot surgery.

Main duties

The successful applicant will work alongside Band 7s to lead and manage a team of approximately eight staff to ensure the smooth and proficient delivery of services to patients. This is an opportunity to work with a highly specialist multidisciplinary team, and to gain experience in Elective Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, while delivering high quality, patient-centred care.

About us

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS VALUES: Patient-centred; Collaborative; Fair; Accountable; Empowered. All actions are guided by these values.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to redeploying at-risk staff to new roles. All adverts are subject to this policy and the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If there is a delay in shortlisting, please bear with us and contact the named contact with any questions.

Details

Date posted: 18 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: C9298-CAH-103

Job locations: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF

Job responsibilities

You should be flexible, well organised, resilient and able to meet the challenges and demands of a busy and diverse clinical speciality. For informal discussions and visits, please contact Senior Sisters Debora Hardy and Julie Foster on 0113 3924203 or James Green Matron on 0113 3924782.

Person Specification

Experience — Essential: Significant post-registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent; experience working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues; audit and standard setting.

Desirable: Change management/improvement projects; clinical experience within the specialty.

Additional Requirements — Essential: Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Qualifications — Essential: Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children’s areas, Level 1 or 2); evidence of continued professional development. Desirable: understanding of training needs in relation to the post; recognising teaching/assessing qualification.

Skills & behaviours — Essential: Compassionate and caring; capable of lateral thinking; motivator of self and others.

Disclosure

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) for any previous convictions.

Employer details

Employer: Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address: St. James\'s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF

Employer website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/