Sister/Charge Nurse - Respiratory Support Unit
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Halifax, HX3 0PW
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 September 2026
19 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Respiratory Support Unit. The unit consists of 47 beds wit...
- To provide professional nursing leadership
- To provide focus and vision for the nursing activity within the ward and to assist the unit manager with leading the nursing team within areas of education, research, quality and clinical practice development
- To ensure the safety of the unit through audits and essential safety checks
- Coordinate the unit to run smoothly across a 7 day service
- Taking referrals from the multi - disciplinary team
- Manage staff and skill mix appropriately when completing rosters
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Registered Nurse Qualification
- Mentoring Certificate / Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Other post graduate qualification relevant to post
- Leadership development programme
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent experience of working within Respiratory Medicine
- Awareness of Must Do's
- To demonstrate comprehensive current acute medicine knowledge, skills and experience.
- Up to date professional knowledge
- Knowledge of respiratory medicine
Desirable
- Recent experience in undertaking staff appraisals
- Knowledge of non-invasive ventilation
- Understand national initiatives regarding respiratory
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES):
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrates professional leadership skills
- Ability to delegate, organise and prioritise care delivery
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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