Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse in Critical Care, focusing on leadership development. The successful candidate will advance their clinical leadership knowledge and skills within the critical care specialty. It requires a strong understanding of current healthcare issues and experience in improving patient safety and managing clinical situations. The trust encourages professional and personal development, offering opportunities for post-graduate education.
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Post Adult Intensive Care Course
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Degree level qualification in health related subject.
- Relevant experience in critical care nursing.
- Evidence of previous resource management.
- Critical Care management experience
- Project management
- Experience of PADR and performance management
- Current NMC registration
- Post Adult Intensive Care Course
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Degree level qualification in health related subject.
- Relevant experience in critical care nursing.
- Evidence of previous resource management.
- Critical Care management experience
- Project management
- Experience of PADR and performance management
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 13d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you looking to further develop your Leadership in Critical Care? If so, then please read on as Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust wants to invest in you.
We are looking to recruit committed Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurses with previous Critical Care experience and completion of the Adult Critical Care Course to join our team. This post is an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical leadership knowledge and skills further within the critical care specialty.
All previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
For this post, a strong understanding of current issues in healthcare is essential alongside experience of direct involvement in improving patient safety, risk reduction, the management of evolving clinical situations, and the development of others. An essential element of this role is leadership, and the candidates must be able to demonstrate they are developing their leadership skills and are forward thinking.
We are a dynamic service incorporating Outreach, Follow up Support Service, nursing workforce, medical workforce and Advanced Critical Care Practitioners. This is supported by a Professional Development Team working in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Supported by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team, we actively encourage your professional and personal development, through a professio
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