Main area Trauma and Orthopaedics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, weekends Nights) Job ref 225-DIV1-7235439
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Town Wolverhampton Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 08:00
Sister / Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Do you want to have the opportunity to develop and grow as a Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse within the Orthopedic Trauma Specialty. We are currently looking to offer an experienced nurse the opportunity work to lead and support the hardworking inpatient ward team to provide the best care and outcomes for their patient group. This position will be on Ward A5 which is a 27 bedded, mixed sex ward, caring for patients who have sustained Orthopedic injuries. The Orthopedic specialty is forward thinking and constantly to striving to improve the patients pathway .
We are proud to make a difference. If you re ready to come and make a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.
To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
To support and deputize for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring the standards of professional practice as set out by appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role are maintained.
Utilize clinical proficiency in delivering a high standard of nursing care. Provide managerial and leadership skills to support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and nursing team to deliver continually improved standards and efficient and effective use of resources.
To be accountable for :
Delivering safe and effective clinical practice
Enhancing the patient’s experience with regular and constructive communication
Managing and developing the performance of a team of nursing staff
Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organization's objectives
Efficient and effective use of resources
Deputising for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Working for our organisation
'The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure safe and effective clinical practice
To enhance the patients experience
To manage and develop the performance of the team and self
To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organization's objectives
Please see full job description for the list of full duties
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience
* Professional Registration
* Band 5 experience
* Orthopaedic Experience
* Leadership Qualification
Qualifications
* GSCE
* Experience
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment 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. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Jane Sandle Job title Senior Sister Email address janesandle@nhs.net Telephone number 01902 694005
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Telephone 01902 481900
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