An opportunity has arrived on 106/107 for a senior staff nurse on an 18 month contract to cover maternity leave. Ward 106/107 is a 32 bedded fast paced area that specialises in Urology and Gynaecology, caring for patients pre and post operatively. The post holder will be an empowered and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, acting as nurse in charge, deputising in the absence of Senior Sister and advocating on behalf of staff and patients. If you are kind, compassionate and a resilient person please apply for this role. You will need to be empathetic and promote inclusion and equality, helping to strengthen the team dynamics. You need to have the confidence and be able to make quick decisions to ensure safe and effective service delivery. You need to have the ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise work effectively. This role will have a mixture of clinical and non‑clinical aspects and you will be required to assist with management tasks, audits and attend meetings face to face and via Teams. The post holder will need to rotate with other band 6 staff in the planned care group to complete a weekend staffing shift and ensure safe staffing across the division.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with MDT, colleagues, patients and visitors.
- Complete managerial tasks, such as:
- DATIX investigation
- Appraisals
- Audits
- Absence management
- Recruitment
- Governance
- Roster
- Answer complaints at ward level and written.
- Teach and empower staff with their practice and promote accountability and responsibility.
- Act as nurse in charge and deputise in the absence of Senior Sister.
- Liaise with flow and site team to ensure safe admissions and discharges to ward and to accommodate escalation procedures.
- Respond to departmental on‑going developments.
- Remain responsible for self and delegated tasks.
- Recognise when help and guidance is required.
- Direct patient care.
- Supportive of all nursing roles.
- Commit to educational programs to support leadership.
About the Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
#J-18808-Ljbffr”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-15”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__432639554__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861&geoID=819” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “Stoke on Trent” } } }An opportunity has arrived on 106/107 for a senior staff nurse on an 18 month contract to cover maternity leave. Ward 106/107 is a 32 bedded fast paced area that specialises in Urology and Gynaecology, caring for patients pre and post operatively. The post holder will be an empowered and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, acting as nurse in charge, deputising in the absence of Senior Sister and advocating on behalf of staff and patients. If you are kind, compassionate and a resilient person please apply for this role. You will need to be empathetic and promote inclusion and equality, helping to strengthen the team dynamics. You need to have the confidence and be able to make quick decisions to ensure safe and effective service delivery. You need to have the ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise work effectively. This role will have a mixture of clinical and non‑clinical aspects and you will be required to assist with management tasks, audits and attend meetings face to face and via Teams. The post holder will need to rotate with other band 6 staff in the planned care group to complete a weekend staffing shift and ensure safe staffing across the division.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with MDT, colleagues, patients and visitors.
- Complete managerial tasks, such as:
- DATIX investigation
- Appraisals
- Audits
- Absence management
- Recruitment
- Governance
- Roster
- Answer complaints at ward level and written.
- Teach and empower staff with their practice and promote accountability and responsibility.
- Act as nurse in charge and deputise in the absence of Senior Sister.
- Liaise with flow and site team to ensure safe admissions and discharges to ward and to accommodate escalation procedures.
- Respond to departmental on‑going developments.
- Remain responsible for self and delegated tasks.
- Recognise when help and guidance is required.
- Direct patient care.
- Supportive of all nursing roles.
- Commit to educational programs to support leadership.
About the Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
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