Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Hodge Hill Infusion Suite

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Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Hodge Hill Infusion Suite

The closing date is 25 September 2025

The post holder will work as a Band 6 Charge Nurse/Sister at Hodge Hill, providing visible clinical leadership, supervision, and expert nursing care within the team. They will act as a role model, ensuring high standards of safe, effective, and person-centred care are delivered consistently across the service.

At Hodge Hill, our work is guided by the Trust values of being Kind, Connected, and Bold. We are kind in the way we care for our patients and support our colleagues, connected through teamwork and collaboration, and bold in striving for excellence and innovation in everything we do.

A key aspect of the role will be the coordination of care for patients requiring intravenous therapies, including intravenous antibiotics and other IV treatments. The post holder will work closely with the OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) team to manage referrals, ensure continuity of care, and monitor existing patients on the IV antibiotics list. They will also oversee and support the care of patients attending Hodge Hill for other IV therapy needs, ensuring these are delivered safely and effectively.

The Charge Nurse/Sister will oversee the safe day-to-day running of the unit, including shift coordination, caseload allocation, and the supervision of Band 5 nurses. They will contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, and audit activity, supporting the development of best practice and innovation in care delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Assess patients prior to treatment, ensuring suitability for infusion therapy and that they are fully informed about the process.
• Administer a wide range of IV therapies via IV lines, ports, and vascular access devices.
• Manage intravenous catheters and access ports with precision and care.
• Monitor patients closely during infusions, promptly recognising and managing any side effects or complications.
• Collect blood samples post-treatment and ensure they are processed and sent to BHH according to clinical requirements.
• Provide reassurance, education, and clear explanations to patients and their families, supporting them throughout their treatment journey.
• Demonstrate expertise with infusion equipment, including IV pumps and monitoring devices.
• Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for all patient treatments and outcomes.

Leadership and Management

• Provide strong clinical leadership, acting as a role model for nursing staff and students.
• Lead the safe day-to-day operation of the infusion suite, including shift coordination and caseload allocation.
• Supervise, mentor, and support Band 5 nurses, healthcare support workers, and students.
• Work closely with the OPAT team to coordinate referrals and ensure continuity of care for patients on the IV antibiotics list.
• Ensure high standards of communication, documentation, and clinical handover.

Working Hours

Service provision is Monday to Sunday, 8:00am 8:00pm. Staff will work 12-hour shifts on a rota basis to ensure full service cover.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register
• Health care management / leadership qualification

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
• Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
• Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
• oLeadership
• oTeam Building
• oManaging resources
• oTime management
• oClinical governance
• oAudit and research
• oWorkforce planning / management
• oNHS policy and political awareness

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
• Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
• Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
• Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
• Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Approachable and friendly
• Supportive
• Flexible
• Well organised
• Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
• Ability to inspire and lead a team
• Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need

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.

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