Are you passionate about delivering high-qualitypatient care and making a real difference every day?We are looking for a full-time, compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our team on Ward 36 as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse.
This postis available from November 2025 until March2026 and offers the opportunity to work on our busy but friendly 16-bed general surgical ward at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
About Ward 36:
Ward 36cares for a wide range of elective andemergency surgical patients, including those undergoing procedures in colorectal, upper GI, breast, and generalsurgery. We support patients through the pre- and post-operativejourney, managing both short and longer stays. This provides excellentopportunities to develop a solid foundation in surgical care within asupportive, team-focused environment. Ideally, the successful candidate willhave knowledge in caring for medical patients.
What Were Looking For:
Wereseeking an individual who embody the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust values:
Caring and compassionate,putting patients at the heart of everything you do.
Accountable,delivering care safely, reliably and with pride.
Respectful,treating colleagues, patients, and families with dignity andunderstanding.
Encouraging,supporting others to achieve their best, while growing and developing yourown skills.
Together, wework collaboratively to provide outstanding care every time.
Main duties of the job
The Band6 Sister/Charge Nurse role is critical in maintaining safe, high-quality caredelivery on our ward. This position provides essential clinical leadership,ensuring that Barnsley Hospitals CARE values are upheld in practice.
KeyResponsibilities
Provide visible leadershipand act as a role model for nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues.
Lead the coordination ofsafe, effective patient care, including managing staffing levels, skillmix, and daily allocation.
Support delivery of Trustquality standards, CQC requirements, and evidence-based nursing practice.
Act as shift coordinator,ensuring smooth patient flow, timely discharges, and escalation ofclinical issues.
Deliver and monitor safecare for acutely unwell patients, using NEWS2, sepsis screening, andescalation protocols.
Mentor, support, and assessjunior nursing staff and students, ensuring ongoing professionaldevelopment.
Contribute to audit,incident investigation, and implementation of patient safety initiatives.
During the winter months, Ward 36 expands to a 28-bed unit, providing care not only to surgical patients but also to those with medical, orthopaedic and gynaecology needs. This makes the role varied and fast-paced, offering excellent experience for a motivated nurse who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and is committed to delivering safe, high-quality care.
About us
Wereserve the right to close positions early
BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently ratedGood by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progressin the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be thebest Place to Work
We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionateleadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust alsoscored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make toeach other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone
We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities
There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation
BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants
Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship
Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction
Job responsibilities
Job Description for Sister / Charge Nurse
Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.
SupportingDocuments
Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
* Increased scope of practice
* Effective interpersonal / communication
* Decision-making
* Ability to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery
* Change management
* IT skills and ability to utilise website resources
Trust Values
* In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
* In around 100 words please describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work.
* In around 100 words please describe what you do to get the best out of people.
* In around 100 words please describe how you lead/manage a well functioning team.
Knowledge and Awareness
* Current healthcare issues
* Quality, audit and its application
* Clinical Governance
* Health and Safety
* Confidentiality
* Statutory and professional requirements
Qualifications
* Evidence of post registration education and development
* 998 or equivalent
Experience
* Experience at band 5 in general surgery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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