Sister/Charge Nurse (XR06)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

The closing date is 29 April 2025

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

25/04/2025

Planned Interview Date

09/05/2025

An exciting opportunity has come up for highly motivated individual with a keen interest in developing their management and leadership skills as a permanent band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team on Ward C03 at Chapel Allerton Hospital.

Ward C03 consists of pre-admission area ,a 16 bedded post-operative area, a 4 bedded Enhanced Care Unit and a 26 bedded rehabilitation ward. We provide planned spinal and orthopaedic surgery for patients requiring hip replacement, knee replacement ,soft tissue knee re construction, shoulder and foot surgery.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside the band 7s to lead and manage a team of approximately 55 staff to ensure the smooth and proficient delivery of the service provided to our patients. This is also an opportunity to work alongside a highly specialist multi-disciplinary team, and to gain experience in Elective Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, as well as delivering high quality, patients centred care.

You should be flexible, well organised, resilient and able to meet the challenges and demands of a busy and diverse clinical speciality.

If you have a genuine interest in the specialty and would like to find out more about the post then please contact Senior Sister Debora Hardy, Julie Foster on 0113 3924203 or James Green Matron on 0113 3924782. Informal discussions and visits are actively encouraged.

About us

5. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-CAH-088

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a team of highly specialised consultants, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise and experience. We treat patients from across the Yorkshire region and complex conditions for patients from a wider area.

We are leading the way in innovative procedures including same day discharge for joint replacement and enhanced recovery. Our role as a teaching hospital and work in research and development help to keep us at the forefront of new developments and treatments.

You will need to be flexible and committed to making a positive difference to assist in leading our team to provide the best patient experience in all aspects of patient care delivery, working in accordance with The Leeds Way Values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a team of highly specialised consultants, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise and experience. We treat patients from across the Yorkshire region and complex conditions for patients from a wider area.

We are leading the way in innovative procedures including same day discharge for joint replacement and enhanced recovery. Our role as a teaching hospital and work in research and development help to keep us at the forefront of new developments and treatments.

You will need to be flexible and committed to making a positive difference to assist in leading our team to provide the best patient experience in all aspects of patient care delivery, working in accordance with The Leeds Way Values.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
  • Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
  • Audit and standard setting
  • Local and national nursing agenda.

Desirable

  • Chemotherapy competencies.
  • Change management/improvement projects.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Compassionate and caring
  • Capable of lateral thinking
  • Motivator of self and others

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas
  • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Understanding of training needs in relation to post
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience at staff nurse level or equivalent
  • Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
  • Audit and standard setting
  • Local and national nursing agenda.

Desirable

  • Chemotherapy competencies.
  • Change management/improvement projects.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Compassionate and caring
  • Capable of lateral thinking
  • Motivator of self and others

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas
  • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Understanding of training needs in relation to post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Sister

Julie Foster

julie.foster19@nhs.net

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-CAH-088

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


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