Sister/Charge Nurse
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Derby, DE22 3NEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 September 2026
13 days leftJob description
This is an opportunity for a Band 6 role on ward 203/Royal Derby Spinal Centre within Trauma and Orthopaedics. We are looking for a highly motivated i...
The majority of your role will be clinical, and you will be a clinical lead on the ward supporting and mentoring junior members of the team with your experience and knowledge.
The job will also entail all aspects of people/staff management, for example, ensuring staff wellbeing, completing appraisals, dealing with conflict and more.
You will be expected to complete, audits, rosters, reports, attend meetings and liaise with all members of the MDT as well as many other tasks.
Closing date of applications: 23 September 2026
Proposed Interview date: 07 October 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
Registered Nurse
Essential: - NMC Qualification
Desirable: - Evidence of teaching/training colleagues
Post registration experience
Essential: - Demonstrable post registration experience; - Demonstrable experience within an acute hospitable setting
Desirable: - Evidence of continued learning post registration; - Evidence of leadership qualities and/or training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within orthopaedics
- Demonstrable experience within care of Trauma Spines
- Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff
Desirable: - Experienced in trauma admissions; - Experienced in care of complex patients
Knowledge of ward management
Essential: - Knowledge of ward and people management; - Knowledge of working with hip fracture and dementia patients
Desirable: - Evidence of undertaking appraisals/audits; - Evidence of making/supporting change
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
10 September 2026
Last checked
10 September 2026
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