Sister / charge nurse

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata for part time. Salary period Yearly Closing 28/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 07/07/2026

Sister / Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses who have the skills required for the role of a junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the in‑patient Respiratory team. You will work with the Senior Sister and Matron to provide strong clinical leadership to the ward facilitating the delivery of high quality, patient centred care.

Is providing excellent Nursing care and getting the basics right one of your key drivers? Do you love developing others to become excellent at what they do? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you? If your answer to these questions is yes, the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse role may be right for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to support the complex Respiratory needs of the patients within the speciality and complete ward based training and education through mentoring students, supporting TNAs and Integrated therapists. They must be committed to evidence‑based care and remain up to date with national recommendations whilst adhering to clinical governance. They will also be expected to partake in local and national audits.

The Sister/Charge Nurse role includes the provision of nursing care and clinical skills to a diverse range of patients whilst supporting colleagues and carers on the ward.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

GRaDE Care Group is comprised of 3 clinical directorates:

• Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Respiratory Medicine

All three directorates operate on the Northern and Central campus’s although the acute admitting base for all of the specialties is at the Northern General Hospital. The Care Group has 11 acute base wards at the Northern General Hospital and one acute and one elective base ward at the Central Campus. Outpatient services operate on both campus’s and are supported by the Patient Booking Hub at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Possess or working towards a degree.

Experience

• Experience at AFC band 5 (or equivalent)
• Experience of caring for patients with Respiratory conditions
• Evidence of delivering education and training to patients and staff.
• Evidence of working collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of leadership and management in a healthcare setting
• Evidence of applying research and audit in practice.
• Evidence of successfully managing & evaluating change
• Experience of Pulmonary Hypertension

Further Training

• IV drug administration competency.
• Evidence of professional development.
• Ability to apply healthcare governance principles.
• Leadership and motivational skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and leadership ability.
• Ability to work under pressure

We are committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We require you to 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.