Sister/Charge Nurse - Ward D
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Ward D is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse role on a 12-month secondment/fixed-term basis. This opportunity is ideal for a Staff Nurse looking for career progression to a Band 6 position. The successful candidate will provide clinical and managerial leadership, support junior nurses, and ensure high standards of patient care. They will also deputise for the senior sister/ward manager when required.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Diploma / degree level or equivalent experience
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards
- Knowledge & Experience
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Knowledge of audit & audit procedures
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
- Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
- Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record
- Other
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
- Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
- Registered Nurse Diploma / degree level or equivalent experience
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards
- Knowledge & Experience
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
- Research awareness and commitment to evidence based practice
- Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
- Understanding key features of Clinical governance
- Knowledge of audit & audit procedures
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
- Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
- Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record
- Other
- Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
- Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work
- Occasional distressing / highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, complaints, concerns arising from incident communicated to patients and relatives.
- Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 11d
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Job summary
Ward d is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the team as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for a 12 Month Secondment/Fixed Term. This opportunity is perfect for a Staff Nurse who is looking for career progression and ready to take on the role of a Band 6.
The successful candidate will be flexible, a good team worker and be proactive at driving standards of care forward.
You will also be required to deputise in the absence of the senior sister/ ward manager and be responsible for the support of junior nurses.
Main duties of the job
Provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff, may ensure effective running of ward/department in the absence of Department Ward Manager.
To provide advice and support for colleagues to plan, monitor, implement and evaluate skilled and appropriate care for patients and ensure the provision of evidence-based practice.
To work within the NMC Code and professional nursing guidance.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical
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