Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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 is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to support the Emergency Department. The role is vital for the safe running of the ED, requiring passion for ED nursing, a forward-thinking approach, and a can-do attitude. You will provide leadership, organise patient care, and support junior staff, while also assisting the Band 7 team with managerial and HR issues. The role offers a dynamic nursing team environment with strong peer support and educational opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Support the safe running of the Emergency Department.
- Organise and prioritise patient care to ensure maximum flow through the department.
- Provide support and advice to junior members of the team and/or students.
- Support the Band 7 team to provide managerial support, including HR issues, Workforce, and change management.
- Influence and affect emergency care as a senior member of the team.
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years at Band 5 or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Ability to communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team
- Clinical leadership
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of national targets
- Recruitment and selection
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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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse, to support the Emergency Department.
The role of the Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse is vital to the safe running of an ED. You will be passionate about ED nursing, be forward thinking, with a can-do attitude.
You will also have excellent leadership and communication skills. You will need to have high standards for ensuring patients receive quality care and have a good experience whilst in the ED.
Main duties of the job
This is a very exciting time in our department, and as a senior member of the team you will be in a position to influence and affect emergency care, as we continue to develop our innovative ways of working.This is a rewarding but challenging role, that requires you to organise and prioritise patient care to ensure maximum flow through the department and provide support, and advice, to junior members of the team and/or students.
In this leadership position, you will be expected to support the Band 7 team to provide managerial support inclusive of HR issues, Workforce, and change management.
In return you will be working with a dynamic nursing team with strong peer support, and access to educational oppor
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