Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Ward 14
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
REDDITCH, B98 7UBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Ward 14 is seeking an enthusiastic band 6 who is passionate about leadership and ensuring both the staff and the patients have the best experience. Wa...
Work closely with the MDT to ensure patients
have a safe discharge.
Carry out staff Personal Development Reviews,
Return to Works, and Wellbeing meetings.
Assist/attend ward manager in meetings, audits,
investigations and quality improvement plans and ideas.
Take charge in the day to day running of the
ward.
Responsibilities for establishing and maintaining communication and relationship both internally and externally.
Establish and maintain effective communication and foster good working relationships with all multidisciplinary teams, both internal and external.
Provide and receive complex and / or sensitive information from patients and staff. For example, breaking bad news to patients, giving complex information about procedures and their outcomes, dealing with performance issues, holding staff meetings. Able to support and talk to distressed patients, visitors, and staff members.
Responsible for cascading information to ward staff and chairing staff meetings from which minutes are provided.
Make use of electronic internal / external mail and Internet systems as appropriate and necessary.
Deal effectively with comments, complaints, or incidents that affect staff and users of the ward in accordance with complaints, risk management, or human resources procedures.
Bring to the attention of the Senior Sister/Charge any factors which may adversely affect patient care or service provision.
Report all serious incidents to the appropriate Manager / Director within 24 hours; these include Never Events, serious falls, and grade 3 or 4 pressure ulcers.
Please review the full job description attached to this advert.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5 within the speciality or related field.
- Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above.
- Ward / Department based teaching.
- Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level.
Desirable
- Clinical audit activity.
- Risk assessment.
- Staff appraisals and PDP formation.
- Sickness absence / performance management.
- Complaints handling.
- Using Essence of Care standards.
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with current registration.
- Evidence of Continuing. Professional Development
- Evidence of management experience / training.
- Post registration qualification or experience in the specialty.
- NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
Desirable: - First level degree.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of being up to date with current NHS / professional issues.
- Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field.
- Clinical credible.
- Evidence of teaching and development skills.
- Evidence of managing Change Organisation skills, Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them.
- Able to prioritise.
- Fully aware of principles of infection control.
- Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues.
- Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
- Computer literate as appropriate to the post.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- NMC Code.
- Knowledge of person centred care.
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
- To ensure actions contribute to quality.
- Knowledge of the ageing process and related mental and physical health problems.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision.
- Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety.
How to apply
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First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
22 September 2026
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