Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - The Mary Anning Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to join The Mary Anning Unit for a 1-year fixed period, covering maternity leave. The role involves leading and managing a team while caring for medically unwell older persons and those with cognitive impairment. You will work with partner agencies to support individualised care packages and facilitate complex discharge pathways, aiming for positive patient outcomes and optimising care for vulnerable elderly clientele.
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse at degree level or working towards/or relevant experience
- Relevant specialty qualification/experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Teaching Qualification
- Skills & Abilities
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient practitioner
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients & relatives
- Excellent time management
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements
- Evidence of an ability/ flexibility to lead team in absence of Senior Sister, and a willingness to develop relevant team management skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
- Evidence of an area of specialist interest
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
- Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrate experience in working with acute elderly care.
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Knowledge of ageing processes and related mental / physical health problems
- Experience/ interest in patients with a diagnosis/potential diagnosis of Dementia and other illnesses affecting patient cognition
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TR
- Registered nurse at degree level or working towards/or relevant experience
- Relevant specialty qualification/experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Teaching Qualification
- Skills & Abilities
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient practitioner
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients & relatives
- Excellent time management
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements
- Evidence of an ability/ flexibility to lead team in absence of Senior Sister, and a willingness to develop relevant team management skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
- Evidence of an area of specialist interest
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
- Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrate experience in working with acute elderly care.
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Knowledge of ageing processes and related mental / physical health problems
- Experience/ interest in patients with a diagnosis/potential diagnosis of Dementia and other illnesses affecting patient cognition
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 1d ago · Closes in 16d
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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - The Mary Anning Unit
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to join our senior team on The Mary Anning Unit to cover maternity leave for a 1 year fixed period .
This opportunity will enable the successful candidate to develop their skills in leading and managing a team whilst caring for the medically unwell older person and those with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.
Main duties of the job
You will be working alongside our partner agencies to support individualised care packages and facilitate ongoing care needs. You will also develop the skills required to orchestrate often complex discharge pathways .
The unit cares for the medically unwell older person aiming for positive patient outcomes and to optimise the care and protection of our elderly, often vulnerable clientele.
About us
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-
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