Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Posted 1 day 10 hours ago by NHS
The closing date is 05 January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Medicine at the Freeman Hospital. We are looking for a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse who is dedicated to improving patient care through effective leadership, management and education within Older Persons Medicine on Ward 15 at the Freeman Hospital.
We are looking for a forward-thinking, passionate, proactive and innovative person who will be committed to leading by example, encouraging and empowering the team to ensure consistently high standards of care are met and a service of excellence to our patients and their families and carers is delivered. You will need to be credible and visibly present, to ensure high standards of care continue, and a safe, effective, responsive, outstanding and compassionate service is delivered.
- Interview Date Monday 19 January 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week - flexible working or job share considered.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job- As Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will be responsible for the leadership, management and development of the service. You will be supporting the nursing team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of nursing care.
Support and opportunities will be given in developing your managerial and leadership skills that are required for this challenging yet very rewarding role.
About usAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
For further information on the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit the Careers page.
Job responsibilities- The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse has 24-hour accountability, including line managing, for their ward/department. They must deliver quality nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
- Deputises for Matron as required / appropriate.
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level knowledge or working towards completion (i.e., on pathway)
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context
- Experience of leading a nursing team at SR/CN level or equivalent
- Extensive clinical practice or specialist qualification in relevant specialty
- Experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Audit / research experience
- Specialist course in area of practice
- Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
- Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
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.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust