Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Dawlish Community Hospital

NHS; Torquay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse at Dawlish Community Hospital. This role involves leading the nursing team, coordinating clinical care, and ensuring high standards of patient care while managing daily ward challenges. Ideal candidates are registered nurses with leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and flexibility in managing a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration and at least 2 years as Band 5.
• Experience in team leadership is essential.
• Knowledge of stroke and neuro conditions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate clinical care and manage nursing team effectively.
• Support day-to-day running of the ward and patient safety.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies and NMC code.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Calm Under Pressure

Decision Making

Education

Current NMC registration

Minimum 2 years at Band 5

Evidence of personal development

Job description

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Dawlish Community Hospital

The closing date is 07 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Dawlish Community Hospital for a Band 6 Ward Sister/ Charge nurse.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills to co-ordinate clinical care and provide leadership to the nursing team with a caring and compassionate person who is able to manage the day-to-day challenges of Community Hospital working in the absence of the Ward Manager, and management of a team of staff. You should be an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with a proven ability to deliver a high standard of care to patients. Applicants need to be flexible to manage the challenges of working in a busy ward.

As a Sister/charge nurse you will support the day to day running of the Ward, co-ordinating the clinical care activity and ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care, advice and information to patients, relatives and carers. You will be working alongside our GPs and Intermediate care teams, facilitating patient choice, promoting independence and maintaining safety whilst working within your NMC professional code of conduct.

Main duties of the job

• Able to use excellent communication skills to communicate at all levels with a variety of people in a professional manner.
• Act as a role model and provide leadership to a team of staff.
• Responsible for ensuring high standards of safe and effective care to our patients, working according to Trust policies and within your Code of Practice
• Able to manage the day to day challenges of ward based working within a sub-acute unit.
• Work closely within MDT, prioritising safe and effective discharges.
• Have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise your workload.
• Be a good decision maker, and able to work calmly under pressure.
• Manage staff sickness and poor performance.
• Responsible for supervision of staff and acting as practice assessor to students and new staff.

About us

We are a 16-bedded ward admitting patients from local acute hospitals and directly from their own homes for rehabilitation following orthopaedic, general surgery and medical admissions. We also admit palliative patients for End of life care.

The successful candidate will play an integral part in our MDT, working alongside AHPs and liaising closely with GPs, Intermediate care teams and Community Services.

We are an innovative team, who work collaboratively to facilitate safe and effective discharges for our patients. Our patients often have complex needs and previous knowledge of complex discharge planning would be an advantage.

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Job responsibilities

• We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, who can communicate at all levels to a variety of people in a profession friendly manner
• You will need to be organised, calm and able to work under pressure
• You will work within your code of practice adhering to trust policies
• You will have an active role with budgetary management and will be expected to attend appropriate meeting

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Current NMC registration
• Minimum 2 years at Band 5
• Evidence of personal development
• Experience of team leadership

Knowledge and skills

• Good knowledge of stroke and neuro conditions
• Evidence of ABCDE / BLS competence
• Awareness of Stroke guidelines
• Experience of post-thrombolysis care

Experience

• Understanding of SAFER process, ability to think/plan ahead
• Experience of Trust computer systems and electronic assessments
• Mandatory training up to date
• Extended skills, venepuncture and cannulation
• Male and female catheterisation
• NG insertion and care.
• Knowledge of PEG care

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust