Sister / Charge Nurse - Ward 32
Posted 7 hours 28 minutes ago by NHS
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Sister / Charge Nurse - Ward 32The closing date is 25 March 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the renal ward in the Trust.
The post holder will be primarily based on Ward 32, an 18 bedded renal in-patient ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, however, will be required to work within the remit of the Renal Services.
We are searching for a dynamic, highly motivated and passionate individual committed to high quality patient care within the renal setting. The post holder must have a flexible approach, and be committed to delivering high standards of patient focused care; this is an essential requirement of the post. The post holder will also be required to demonstrate professional attributes, including, diversity, dealing with change, able to work autonomously and effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
The post will provide an excellent opportunity for a nurse to display excellent interpersonal and communication skills across the Renal MDT. We are looking for someone who will develop excellent clinical and leadership skills, who can make decisions and be a role model for the nursing workforce.
Main duties of the jobMaintain the highest standard of patient care at all times. Provide leadership and support to all members of the team and ensure they are conversant with the Trusts policies.
Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure care delivery is appropriate and evidence based. Promote an effective learning environment for the multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrates clinical expertise by role modelling patient centred practice to others.
Assess and implement any necessary actions to ensure the efficient management of the ward as directed by the Senior sister/ Charge Nurse.
Demonstrates an appreciation of information technology to enable effective and efficient use of information in line with trust developments.
About usDBTH 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.
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.
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Person Specification Personal Attributes & 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.
- RN with current NMC registration
- Up-to-date knowledge of professional issues
- Teaching certificate (or evidence of working towards) or equivalent relevant experience
- Scope roles relevant to speciality
- Evidence of Ward / Dept management under supervision
- Development of knowledge and skills in speciality
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Fully aware of health and safety issues
- Proven Experience at Band 5
- National and local nutritional initiatives/policies
- NICE guidelines pertinent to Nutritional care of patients / service delivery
- Previous experience of complaints handling
- Experience of carrying out and monitoring PDA process
- Evidence of management responsibilities already undertaken
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 yearPro Rata Per Annum