Nursing - Sister/Charge Nurse - SAU

  • Department Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) & Short Stay Surgical
  • Salary £38,682.00 – £46,580 per annum
  • Closing Date 14/11/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-SCN-808
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Nurse wishing to develop their leadership skills as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse.  You will gain experience in caring for patients with a wide variety of Surgical conditions. Previous surgical experience is essential.

The Surgical Assessment unit is a extremely busy 38 bedded ward with an extremely  busy Assessment Area . The Assessment area can have up to 40 patients  per day from different specialities and portals. 

You will have proven organisational skills with evidence of taking frequent charge of a ward.  You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills, be an expert communicator with the ability to work with all members of the multidisciplinary team. 

You will be flexible in your approach to the role and respond appropriately to the demands of an ever changing workload.  You will also help the Ward Manager in the management and leadership of the ward. 

Main duties of the job

  • You will help and train our junior staff, new starters and agency staff while providing the clinical skills and expertise required for an acute ward.  
  • To function as an competent clinical practitioner within their 
  • designated clinical area. To deliver direct patient care whilst, coordinating and overseeing nursing/theatre practice. 
  • To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of clinical activities during their span of duty. 
  • To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources to deliver optimum quality care to their client group. 
  • To deputise for the ward/ department manager in his / her absence, driving forward evidence based practice and taking responsibility for the supervision of staff and the policies and practices that operate within their clinical area. 

Working for your organisation

The Surgical Assessment Unit is a 38 bedded ward providing care predominantly for general surgical patients. We have just opened a Surgical ESDC and we can take a variety of surgical patients who are assessed and will leave the department with a plan of care. The team have motivated staff who believe in making the patient journey a good experience.

The ward has a reputation for delivering high quality of care with a holistic approach.  We work closely with a range of multi-disciplinary teams, including the Colorectal Nurse Specialist, IBD Nurse specialist, Bariatric Nurse specialist, Outreach, Nutritional Team and Vascular team.

The Surgical Assessment Unit believes in our Trust values; we are a caring, ambitious team, who are motivated to keep up to date with training and development.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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