County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Sister

The closing date is 27 November 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly, forward thinking team within Cardiology on ACU/Ward 44 at Darlington Memorial Hospital. You will need to be highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic with a passion to drive forward high quality of care encompassing patient safety. Experience in Cardiology and management tasks required as you will be expected to co-ordinate the smooth running of the ACU and ward also delivering care to patients and supporting staff.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be delivering high standards of patient care, communicate effectively within the team and MDT, patients and their families. Liase with patientflow to allow a seamless transfer of patients to appropriate areas. Support staff on all levels. Manage the ward in the absence of the ward manager, participate in the recruitment process. Assist with appraisals and audit and actively promote education and training. Work within the spirit of the NMC and be familiar with all CDDFT policy and procedures.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

44 weeks

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9439-2526-1028

Job locations

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

Hollyhurst Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 6HX


Job description

Job responsibilities

-Attend mandatory training

-Maintain competence in clinical skills relevant to patient group

-Attend ward meetings on a regular basis

-Keep up to date with policy issues related to nursing

-Provide feedback to other staff following study leave

-Participate in annual appraisal and maintain an up to date personal development plan

-Provide mentorship and preceptorship to student nurses and newly qualified nurses

-Support the development of others eg support staff and junior medical staff

-Assist with appraisal of junior staff if required

-Working days, nights and weekends

Main duties will be delivering high standards of patient care, communicate effectively within the team and MDT, patients and their families. Work within the spirit of the NMC and be familiar with all CDDFT policy and procedures.

Assess patients needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

-To organise the delivery of nursing care.

-To be proactive in managing risk and maintaining patient safety.

-To be aware of and communicate to team members, changes to patient information and treatment plans, both verbally and in writing.

-To adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.

-To assist the staff in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.

-To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities e.g. ward assurance, IPC

-To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within the budget.

-To provide advice and act as role model to other members of the team.

-To supervise the work of nursing support staff, ensuring tasks undertaken have been delegated appropriately.

-To contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, co-operating with colleagues to provide seamless patient centered care

Job description

Job responsibilities

-Attend mandatory training

-Maintain competence in clinical skills relevant to patient group

-Attend ward meetings on a regular basis

-Keep up to date with policy issues related to nursing

-Provide feedback to other staff following study leave

-Participate in annual appraisal and maintain an up to date personal development plan

-Provide mentorship and preceptorship to student nurses and newly qualified nurses

-Support the development of others eg support staff and junior medical staff

-Assist with appraisal of junior staff if required

-Working days, nights and weekends

Main duties will be delivering high standards of patient care, communicate effectively within the team and MDT, patients and their families. Work within the spirit of the NMC and be familiar with all CDDFT policy and procedures.

Assess patients needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

-To organise the delivery of nursing care.

-To be proactive in managing risk and maintaining patient safety.

-To be aware of and communicate to team members, changes to patient information and treatment plans, both verbally and in writing.

-To adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.

-To assist the staff in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.

-To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities e.g. ward assurance, IPC

-To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within the budget.

-To provide advice and act as role model to other members of the team.

-To supervise the work of nursing support staff, ensuring tasks undertaken have been delegated appropriately.

-To contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, co-operating with colleagues to provide seamless patient centered care

Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • RN NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of clinical audit

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN with current UK NMC registration
  • Excellent standards of nursing care.

Desirable

  • Teaching/ mentoring qualification

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Awareness of Health and Safety / Clinical Governance policies and procedures.
  • Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Special Requirements

Essential

  • High level of personal & professional credibility
  • Supportive of colleagues
  • Organised
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Articulate
  • Conscientious
  • Assertive
  • Innovative approaches to practice
  • Ability to work under pressure

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • RN NMC registration
Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • RN NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of clinical audit

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN with current UK NMC registration
  • Excellent standards of nursing care.

Desirable

  • Teaching/ mentoring qualification

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Awareness of Health and Safety / Clinical Governance policies and procedures.
  • Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Special Requirements

Essential

  • High level of personal & professional credibility
  • Supportive of colleagues
  • Organised
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Articulate
  • Conscientious
  • Assertive
  • Innovative approaches to practice
  • Ability to work under pressure

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • RN NMC registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

Hollyhurst Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 6HX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

Hollyhurst Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 6HX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Gillian Keyes

Gillian.keyes@nhs.net

01325743646

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

44 weeks

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9439-2526-1028

Job locations

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

Hollyhurst Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 6HX


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