Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Urgent, Medical and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Medical Day Case Unit. The successful candidate will support the Unit Manager in continuous improvement and maintaining excellent standards of care. The role involves providing clinical and managerial leadership, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team, and coordinating shifts to ensure safe patient care. Experience in Acute Medicine or Emergency Department is essential to support staff with unwell patients and identify deteriorating patients.
Key responsibilities
- To provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and support staff across the different units.
- To deputise for the Lead Nurse in their absence
- To assist the Lead Nurse in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation or services
- To work clinically in all areas
- To co - ordinate day and night shifts ensuring safe patient care and take referrals from the multi - disciplinary team
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Qualification
- Mentoring Certificate / Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Recent significant experience of working within Acute Medicine or Emergency Department
- Awareness of Must Do's
- To demonstrate comprehensive current acute medicine knowledge, skills and experience.
- Knowledge of future provision of services
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates professional leadership skills
- Ability to delegate, organise and prioritise care delivery
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Works within budgetary parameters
Desirable criteria
- Other post graduate qualification relevant to post
- Leadership development programme
- ALS/ILS/AIMS
- Recruitment and selection training
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of Same day emergency care (SDEC)
- Knowledge of electronic patient record
- Recent experience in undertaking staff appraisals
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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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Sister/Charge Nurse
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our continuously developing Urgent, Medical and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Medical Day Case Unit.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the Unit Manager with the continuous improvement of the department, effectively monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of care that are reflected by patient experience. Experience in Acute Medicine or the Emergency Department is essential for this role to support staff with unwell patients and to lead by example to identify and act accordingly to the deteriorating patient.
You will work closely with the multi - disciplinary team receiving referrals for appropriate patients to come to the unit and sign post referrers to more appropriate services if required. You will play a pivotal role in patient flow 24 hours a day, not just within the unit but within the Accident and Emergency Department and the Acute wards.
You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will have a proactive management style, anticipating and dealing with issues constructively within the multidisciplinary team setting. You must be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropria
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