Clinical Sister/ Charge Nurse
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall, WS31LZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 November 2026
4 days leftJob description
We are looking for a confident highly motivated experienced Clinical sister or Charge Nurse to work with one of our integrated community nursing teams...
To be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care, demonstrating evidence based/best practice. To adhere to Walsall healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols in order to promote the quality of the patient experience in the community, ensuring the highest standard is received
The post holder will be responsible for providing evidence based high quality palliative and end of life care to patients with life limiting illnesses and support for their families
To hold continuing responsibility and accountability for the quality of patient care demonstrating evidence based/best practice. To adhere to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols in order to promote the quality of the patient experience in the community, ensuring the highest standard.
To provide professional support and mentoring to individual staff members and community place based teams, initiating continued professional development to help improve the care and management of palliative and end of life patients
To maintain effective channels of communication with the wider multi-professional team, to ensure co-ordinated patient care
To support implementation of the integrated care model within Walsall healthcare Trust and work in -partnership with key organisations, promoting patient care in the right place at the right time
- To support the community nursing service in providing high quality individualised end of life care to patients and their carers at home; in order to improve quality of life and provide a safe alternative to inpatient care, where this is appropriate and in accordance with preferred place of care.
- To develop communication skills to ensure support for patients and families in highly emotional and distressing circumstances, when discussing sensitive and potentially distressing information.
- Contribute to service development and co-ordinate their implementation.
- Be responsible for the supervision of qualified/unqualified staff. Identify training needs and facilitate continued professional development through the PDR / 1:1 process.
- Ensure effective learning experiences and opportunities to achieve learning outcomes for students through mentorship, and for registered practitioners through preceptorship, clinical supervision and the provision of learning opportunity
- To be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care.
- To have knowledge of and providing care to, patients and families of different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds
- Demonstrate analytical and a high level of judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning.
- Maintain accurate and up to date nursing records, patient confidentiality and statistical records as required by the service.
- Work with other professionals to promote multidisciplinary working, appropriate skills transference and the creation and use of care pathways.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Experience
Essential: - RGN first level nurse
Desirable: - Degree in Specialist Practice (District Nursing); - Mentorship / teaching and assessing qualification; - Nurse prescriber
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable community nursing experience
- Ability to maintain and manage high standards of care
- Demonstrates an awareness of NHS policy affecting the role and service delivery
Desirable: - Multi-disciplinary & agency working
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge/experience of team dynamics and leadership
- Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work in a changing and stressful situation
- Ability to lead a team and supervise staff
Key Competencies
Essential
- Ability to work using own Initiative
- Ability to adopt a flexible approach in new situations and learn new skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Effective IT skills including the ability to operate Microsoft Office software
- Sound clinical decision-making skills
- Sound understanding of the data protection act
- Ability to delegate workload
- Ability to participate in health education/promotion
- Awareness of and IPDR process
Other
Essential: - Ability to drive around the borough of Walsall.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
2 November 2026
Last checked
4 November 2026
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