Junior Sister / Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- 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
This role is for an experienced Registered Nurse to join a specialist regional Level 2a Neuro Rehabilitation Unit as a Deputy Ward Manager. You will deliver expert, compassionate, and person-centred nursing care, supporting patients recovering from complex neurological conditions. The position involves leading and coordinating the nursing team, ensuring safe and effective care, and acting as a visible leader within the ward. You will also support staff development, manage ward operations, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The service operates 24/7, requiring a combination of day and night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver expert, compassionate and person-centred nursing care.
- Lead and coordinate the nursing team to ensure safe, effective and responsive care.
- Act as a visible and approachable leader within the ward, supporting staff development through supervision, appraisal and coaching.
- Manage and maintain the ward eRoster, and lead on incident reporting, learning and risk management.
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic and coordinated care for patients.
- Carry out on call shifts, including providing support for medical and clinical emergencies and responding to non-clinical matters on site.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of nursing in rehabilitation
- Demonstrate an understanding of multidisciplinary team working and individual roles
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of national and local frameworks and strategies
- Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policies in practice
- Clinical Educator
- Computer literate
- Ability to work flexible shift patterns
- Familiar and committed to the principles and values of the NHS.
- Demonstrate commitment to focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
- Educated to degree/diploma level
- Current RN registration with NMC
- Evidence of ongoing education and professional development
- Relevant post graduate education
- Post registration Stroke/Neuro specialist courses
- Autonomous practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised.
- Ability to assess and treat patients using evidence-based practice.
- Ability to work alongside clinicians to support and enhance quality of patient care.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to coordinate an interprofessional team in effective assessment, planning and delivery of individual care
- Skilled in working in multidisciplinary teams
- Innovative
- Excellent communication skills
- Post registered experience
- Experience in stroke/neurology
- Experience of working in an inpatient hospital setting
- Autonomous practitioner with experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of supervision of junior staff and/or assistants
- Experience of teaching
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development
- Knowledge of service development
- Clinical Educator
- Current valid UK driving licence
- Leadership experience/qualifications
- Recognised teaching qualification mentorship or equivalent.
- Experience in applying research to practice
- Experience of change management
- Flexible/Adaptable /Team player
- Evidence of using initiative to put innovation into practice.
- Experience of working with staff from other agencies
- Experienced clinical educator of students
- Experience of audit projects
- Previous working at senior level
- Experience of teaching other professions
- Management/leadership experience
- Experience of influencing change in the workplace.
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.
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Livewell Southwest
Junior Sister / Charge Nurse
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
37.5 hours per week.
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for rehabilitation and a desire to lead and inspire others?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated nurse to join our specialist regional Level 2a Neuro Rehabilitation Unit as a Deputy Ward Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to combine expert clinical practice with leadership responsibilities within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping people achieve their rehabilitation potential.
Our patients are recovering from complex neurological conditions and life-changing injuries. Every day brings the opportunity to support individuals on their journey towards greater independence, confidence and quality of life.
This is a 24-hour service operating 7 days a week. The successful candidate will be expected to work a combination of day and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays as part of the leadership team, ensuring visible clinical leadership and support across the service.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.
All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
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