Job summary
An extremely exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse has become available for a new Intestinal Failure unit at the Freeman Hospital.
As this is a new unit within the Freeman Hospital, establishing the Ward and team will be a huge focus for the successful Senior Sister/Charge Nurse within this role in order to provide support and leadership to the Nursing team. This is an exciting and challenging role and will help support the team in providing a safe positive experience and to ensure high quality patient care is delivered. The intestinal Failure unit will be a 15 bedded unit specially designed for IF patients and have a full MDT working with the Nursing team.
- Interview Date Tuesday 16 September 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Ensure that nursing quality indicators (CAT) returns for ward/department are completed monthly.
Ensure all staff within ward/department are kept fully appraised of all the governance indicators relating to their ward and department and participate in bringing about improvements where necessary.
Ensure two way communications between the ward/department and organisation.
Ensure all nursing staff receive monthly and weekly nursing quality indicator reports for their ward / department
Ensure all nursing staff receive feedback from monthly ward accreditation scheme.
Communicates with patients, carers and the wider multi-disciplinary team and in so doing, acknowledges / accommodates barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
Receives and delivers confidential and sensitive information which is complex and sensitive (e.g. child protection or adult safeguarding).
Demonstrates in depth understanding of adult/child safeguarding processes.
Assesses highly complex issues and facilitates decision making relating to patient care, safety treatment options and outcomes, and supervises others in doing this.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communicates with other wards and departments as well as external agencies.
Attends Directorate Sisters/Charge Nurse meetings and Trust wide Sisters/Charge Nurse Forums.
Maintains accurate and up to date nursing and medical records, and ensures others do so in accordance with local policy and NMC guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communicates with other wards and departments as well as external agencies.
Attends Directorate Sisters/Charge Nurse meetings and Trust wide Sisters/Charge Nurse Forums.
Maintains accurate and up to date nursing and medical records, and ensures others do so in accordance with local policy and NMC guidance.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context
Desirable
- Specialist course in area of practice
SKILLS
Essential
- Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
- Good IT skills
- Intravenous drug administration
- Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation
- Scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of leading a nursing team at SR/CN level or equivalent
- Relevant specialist qualification / experience
- Extensive clinical practice or specialist qualification in relevant specialty
- Experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Experience of managing and leading nursing / clinical teams
- Audit / research experience
Desirable
- Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Current NMC / HCPC registration
- Degree level knowledge or working towards completion (i.e. on pathway)
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) / Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Leadership / management qualification
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context
Desirable
- Specialist course in area of practice
SKILLS
Essential
- Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
- Good IT skills
- Intravenous drug administration
- Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation
- Scrub skills relevant to speciality / anaesthetic skills appropriate to speciality
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of leading a nursing team at SR/CN level or equivalent
- Relevant specialist qualification / experience
- Extensive clinical practice or specialist qualification in relevant specialty
- Experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Experience of managing and leading nursing / clinical teams
- Audit / research experience
Desirable
- Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) / Registered Operating Department Practitioner
- Current NMC / HCPC registration
- Degree level knowledge or working towards completion (i.e. on pathway)
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) / Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Leadership / management qualification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
