Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 28
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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 dedicated nurse to join Ward 1, a 34-bedded Acute and Short Stay Medical Ward, as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. You will support the Ward Manager in maintaining high standards of clinical care, patient safety, and ward leadership, providing visible leadership and coordinating the clinical area. The role involves working closely with the senior team, supporting staff development, and deputising for the Ward Manager when required. This part-time position (28 hours per week) is to cover maternity leave and includes day, night, weekend, and bank holiday working.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the Ward Manager in the smooth and effective coordination and management of the Ward.
- Act as the Ward Manager's deputy in ensuring all aspects of service delivery are effective and efficient.
- Act as a visible clinical leader, supporting junior colleagues in the delivery of high-quality care.
- Be an active senior member of the ward MDT.
- Take charge of shifts and use analytical skills to problem solve.
- Participate in the non-clinical aspects of Ward Management, supporting the Senior Charge Nurse with complaints, sickness management, governance, and audits.
Essential criteria
- Registered Adult/Child Nurse on the NMC register
- Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Managing resources
- Time management
- Role modelling
- Change management / clinical developments
- Clinical governance
- Audit and research
- Workforce planning / management
- NHS policy and political awareness
- Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
- Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
- Excellent Communication skills /written / verbal / IT
- Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
- Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Approachable and friendly
- Supportive
- Flexible
- Well organised
- Effective communicator
- Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- Ability to inspire and lead a team
- Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
Desirable criteria
- Health care management/leadership qualification
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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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Ward 1 is a 34-bedded Acute and Short Stay Medical Ward providing care to patients with a wide range of acute medical conditions. It is a dynamic, fast-paced, and rewarding environment where no two days are the same. You will have the opportunity to care for patients from diverse backgrounds with varied clinical presentations, while working alongside a friendly, experienced, and supportive multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate, person-centred care and committed to continuously improving patient outcomes and service delivery. If this sounds like you, this is an exciting opportunity to join the Ward 1 senior nursing team on a part-time basis (28 hours per week) to cover maternity leave.
As a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will support the Ward Manager and wider senior team in maintaining high standards of clinical care, patient safety, and ward leadership. You will be expected to provide visible leadership, coordinate the clinical area, support staff development, and deputise for the Ward Manager when required. The role includes day, night, weekend, and bank holiday working.
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