Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Frailty Unit - Garway Ward (INTERNAL)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an internal secondment opportunity for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Garway Frailty Unit. The role involves providing professional, clinical, and managerial leadership, taking charge of the unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse, and supporting staff. You will monitor standards, quality, staff training, risk management, and budget control. A strong clinical background in acute general medicine and experience with patients with impaired cognition is essential.
Key responsibilities
- Promote and implement practice conducive to high quality patient care.
- Provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership.
- Take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
- Monitor standards and quality in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Monitor and support staff training and education, risk management reporting at ward level and budget control.
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within relevant clinical area
- Proven experience and achievements at Band 5 or equivalent
- Experience of teaching within clinical areas
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
- Leadership ability
- RGN
- Teaching qualification or courses relevant to specialty or studying towards
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Change Management
- To provide evidence of involvement of service development
- Experience in change 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.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Frailty Unit - Garway Ward (INTERNAL)
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Garway is a 24 bedded frailty unit.
As a B6 junior sister/ charge nurse you will be responsible for promoting and implementing practice conducive to the development of high quality patient care by providing professional, clinical and managerial leadership. You will be expected to take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse and provide support and guidance to all staff.
Main duties of the job
Garway are looking for an experienced B6 nurse to support the Ward Sister with the day to day management of the frailty unit . The successful candidate will be expected to take on the management and daily oversight of Ward in the absence of the Ward Sister.
As a junior sister/ charge nurse you will have responsibility for monitoring standards and quality in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will monitor and support staff training and education, risk management reporting at ward level and budget control including allocation of resources.
A strong clinical background in acute general medicine is essential to this role and knowledge of caring for patients with impaired cognition issues, to support the nursing team and ensure our patients receive
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