Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiovascular Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 328-CARDIO-7089090
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/05/2025
Employer heading

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Are you a highly motivated, dynamic Individual who can evidence personal development and organisational skills in critical care? If so then we would like to hear from you.
Cardiothoracic ITU has an opportunity for further development in management and leadership in the role of a Band 6 Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse.
Main duties of the job
You will be an integral part of the leadership team, possess problem solving and analytical decision making skills, manage staffing issues and bed utilisation throughout the division. the post holder will have excellent communication skills coordinating operational activities during a shift span on a frequent occasions with senior sister support.
The role epitomises a level of experience and expertise which allows the facilitation of good; evidence based practice, ensuring high standards of quality patient care, supporting staff development through teaching and assessing and service development.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
· Your Leadership Impact
· Leading your Team to Success
· Leading Into the Future
· Service Improvement for Beginners
· Developing your Service Improvement Skills
· Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration.
- Relevant critical care course or cardiothoracic course at Diploma/Degree level
- ILS, CALS, ACLS
- Completion of Step 2 National Competency Framework for Adult Critical Care Nurses
Desirable criteria
- leadership course
- Teaching & mentoring qualification
- Degree or willingness to undertake.
- Step 3 competencies.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced cardiac and critical care knowledge.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience in critical care with an interest in Cardiothoracics.
- Advanced Critical Care Skills
Desirable criteria
- ALS/CALS
- Venepuncture.
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hazel Speck
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642282676
- Additional information
Sr Hazel Speck (senior sister) Sarah O'Brien (senior sister) Sr Jane Teasdale or Sr Sue Hegarty (CICU manager)
Tel: 01642 850850 ext 52676
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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