Sister / Charge Nurse - Acute Medical Unit

Sister / Charge Nurse - Acute Medical Unit

The closing date is 27 February 2026

The Sister/Charge Nurse will by example and facilitation guide, assist and empower nursing staff in fulfilling their professional role using research-based practice.

Identify strengths and weaknesses of individual clinical practitioners and liaise with Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to construct an appropriate development programme.

Support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in the day-to-day management of the ward.

Main duties of the job

AMU is a 40 bedded unit with a 4 bedded Acute Care Bay. The unit's role is pivotal in the management of medical admissions to the Trust, and works closely with the Emergency Department and in-patients areas.

The Acute Medical Unit is actively committed to looking at ways to improve the patient experience, ensuring we create an environment where patients feel safe, cared for and confident in treatment they receive and strive to be the best provider in our class.

We are searching for dynamic, highly motivated and passionate individuals committed to supporting colleagues to provide high quality patient care within Assessment Unit. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the co ordination of the unit, while leading and developing a skilled workforce to deliver high quality patient centred care.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience at Band 5
• Evidence of ward/department management under supervision
• Development of knowledge and skills in speciality
• National and local nutritional initiatives/policies
• NICE guidelines pertinent to Nutritional care of patients / service delivery
• Evidence of management responsibilities already undertaken
• Experience of carrying out and monitoring PDA process

Qualifications and Training

• RN with current NMC registration
• Teaching certificate (or evidence of working towards)
• Up-to-date knowledge of professional issues

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Demonstrate good verbal communication skills with multidisciplinary team/clients/relatives
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver educational and clinical skills training
• Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working practice as required with good attendance and high standards of clinical care
• Precise and methodical working practice and demonstrate ability to work and manage the ward day to day unsupervised
• Demonstrate knowledge of dealing with conflict supporting staff through mechanisms such as clinical supervision
• Provide evidence of supervisor/ implementation of teaching programmes for student nurses, eg preceptorship education, mentorship
• Evidence of change management and involvement in service development.

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Pro Rata Per Annum