Supervisory Night Sister

Transformation Unit; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Dorchester is seeking a Supervisory Night Sister (NHS AfC Band 6) to provide senior leadership and clinical support across the hospital overnight. You will guide staff, ensure safety, and deliver venous access, line care and IV medications while maintaining high standards of care.

The role involves working nights, coordinating with Clinical Site Managers and safeguarding patient flow across divisions A and B in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional registration.
• Evidence of CPD and willingness to work towards leadership roles.
• Experience in acute medical/surgical or emergency care settings.
• Ability to lead and support overnight clinical teams within a trust.
• Knowledge of professional governance and patient safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership, advice and pastoral support overnight across divisions A&B.
• Identify staff challenges and risks; support safety and hospital function.
• Administer venipuncture, cannulation, blood products, and IV medications.
• Support Clinical Site Managers with operational issues and patient flow.
• Uphold standards of care in line with NMC guidelines and trust values.

Skills

Venipuncture

Cannulation

Blood cultures

12-lead ECG

IV medications

Clinical leadership

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Nights Only) Job ref 405-26-NM553DT

Employer Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Dorset County Hospital Town Dorchester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

Supervisory Night Sister

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of Supervisory Night Sisters at Dorset County Hospital.

The successful applicant with be required to provide senior leadership, advice and pastoral support across the hospital overnight. They will need to maintain an overview of both divisions across the trust and work closely with wider members of the hospital overnight to identify staff challenges and risks. As part of the role you will need to be able to provide clinical support such as venepuncture, cannulation, catheterisation, blood cultures, blood gases, 12 lead ecg, blood transfusions and administering IV medications. You will be supporting the Clinical Site Managers with operational issues, ensuring hospital safety and function at all times.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibilitycriteria.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibilitycriteria.

Main duties of the job

To provide senior leadership, advice, and pastoral support overnight whilst maintaining an overview of division A&B. Work closely with the wider members of the hospital overnight, identifying staff challenges, and risks. Promote and support quality and safety over both divisions. As an experienced leader you will be expected to problem solve, navigate challenges. Using your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to ensure staff and patients have the best experience and outcomes.

Support Clinical Site Managers to ensure patients are transferred totheir designated ward within a specific time frame to maintain flow across Divisions A & B. To use highly developed clinical knowledge and skills to provide high standards of evidence-based,patientcentered carerespecting dignityandprivacy.

Provide clinical support across all division A &B to include venipuncture, cannulation, blood cultures, blood gases, 12 lead ecg, male & female catheterisation, blood transfusions, administration of medications, intermediate life support and verification of death.

To challenge appropriately and confidently where standards of care, behaviour and attitudes fall below our trust standards and NMC guidelines. To lead by example.

Working for our organisation

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [e-mail] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Appropriate professional registration
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of wellbeing or PNA qualifications/ experience or willingness to work towards
• Leadership or management qualifications/experience or willingness to work towards
• Extended clinical skills to include Immediate Life support ( ILS), cannulation, catheterization, verification of death, fit mask testing and vaccinations

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant post registration experience with a minimum of 3 years in acute medical/surgical or emergency care
• Understanding of professional healthcare issues
• Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality patient centred care and patient education
• Experience of resource management including staff and budget management
• Knowledge of clinical governance and experience of Risk and Route Cause Analysis management and managing complaints
• Experience of being directly/indirectly involved with national initiatives

Skills & Abilities

• Evidence of ability to act as a proficient healthcare practitioner
• Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
• Evidence of an ability to manage patient flow and ability to elevate as required in accordance with policy
• Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload and workload of others.
• Demonstrates the application of evidence based practice, critical appraisal skills and knowledge of professional issues
• Evidence of an area of special interest

Our Mission

Outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them.

Our Vision

Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

Our Values

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We would welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

For more information, please use the link below to read our joint strategy for Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Please read the job description and person specification carefully to ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

The closing date/interview date is subject to amendment; this vacancy may therefore expire at short notice, so we recommend that you submit an application at your earliest convenience. We reserve the right to close any vacancies without notice.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email; therefore it is important that you check your personal email account regularly.

Unfortunately we are unable to respond to every application; if we do not contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date, please be advised that you not have been shortlisted on this occasion.

You can contact us on 01305 254655 to find out whether you have been shortlisted or if you would like feedback.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.