Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Closing date: 17 May 2026

Two permanent positions available.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within a forward‑thinking palliative medicine department as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on ward 2 at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital. The area has 14 beds, with the flexibility to increase to 19 beds in times of pressure to support the trust, and looks after patients nearing the end of their lives.

You will be required to work long days, nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

To support the Senior Sister in the day‑to‑day management of the unit and to ensure the delivery of patient‑centred, clinically effective holistic care in a safe and caring environment.

Provide specific clinical knowledge and advice to the multi‑professional team and, taking into account all aspects of Clinical Governance, promote and develop the use of evidence‑based practice to improve the outcomes of patient care.

Provide supervision of the delivery of care by junior staff, allocating the clinical workload as required and responding to changing clinical situations, whilst providing the necessary advice and support to maintain high standards of patient care.

Act as a role model at all times and ensure that all team members and others visiting the area give a high priority to policies and procedures relating to infection control in order to maintain a safe clinical environment for everyone.

Provide guidance and support to junior members of staff and comply with the NMC standards for mentors.

Maintain accurate, legible and timely records of patient care using the current patient recording system.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience of working with end of life patients, and contributing to the quality and development of the service
• Demonstrable experience of working in palliative medicine

Communication Skills

• Ability to demonstrate advanced communication skills
• To have undertaken an advanced communication skills course or equivalent

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience and the ability to demonstrate management skills
• Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team

Professional Development

• Demonstrable Degree level study or relevant post registration experience/ study
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring/coaching

Qualifications

• NMC Registration

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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