Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse

Permanent post

1x 37.5 and 1x 30 hours per week available

There has never been a more exciting time to become a Ward Sister / Charge Nurse within the Medicine & Urgent Care Division at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Internal promotion, operational redesign, and service review have given the division a unique opportunity to appoint a number of candidates into developmental sister / charge nurse roles.

We are looking for natural leaders who have the ability to develop and lead teams with the delivery of high-quality care for our patients whilst ensuring our teams are well-led and operationally effective.

If you feel you have these attributes and a passion to lead our teams in providing excellent care to our patients, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will have a depth and breadth of both clinical and some managerial experience at a Band 5 or above and be looking for the next step within your Nurse Leadership Career. Your clinical knowledge base will run in parallel to your leadership acumen to deliver the role of the Ward Sister supported by the Ward Manager.

In return, you will be supported by a proactive and enthusiastic nursing leadership structure and will be encouraged to undertake managerial development and participate in our in-house leadership program in the future. The main purpose of this role is to ensure that safe and effective care is provided to patients at Tameside Hospital.

Be highly visible in the clinical areas.

The post holder will work closely with and support when required the ward manager and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff, and service development within the department.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside and Glossop.

We provide a range of high-quality services both within the hospital and across our local community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health and care partners.

We have a clear set of values and behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate, and these are :

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

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.

Salary : £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

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