Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse - Respiratory
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2TH
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Ward 515 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and passionate Sister/Charge Nurse to help lead our nursing team. In...
The post holder is responsible for upholding NMC professional standards and ensuring highquality, patientcentred care. They will regularly lead the ward or a defined group of patients, coordinating holistic care plans and supporting the overall organisation of the practice setting. Acting as deputy to the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, they provide leadership in their absence and help develop wardmanagement skills within the team. The role includes setting and monitoring clinical standards, contributing to audit, quality, and riskmanagement initiatives, and actively supporting education by mentoring, teaching, and supervising students and staff across all levels.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Managing resources
- Time management
- Role modelling
- Change management / clinical developments
- Clinical governance
- Audit and research
- Workforce planning / management
- NHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need (E )
- (Amend accordingly)
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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