Sister/ Charge Nurse

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 November 2025

The role will involve assisting with the safe administration of systemic anti cancer treatment and supportive therapies to patients in the Northern Cancer Centre, Carlisle and Henderson Suite Whitehaven.

Assisting the senior nursing team in delivering a safe and efficient service.

You will be expected to assist with leading the team, manage the budget, motivate staff, problem solve, role model and implement change. You will ensure the delivery of high quality care and safety. Communication with the multi disciplinary team is essential, and you must demonstrate the Trust Values in everyday work.

You need to be a registered nurse, SACT trained with ENB 998 (or equivalent) and ideally educated to degree level or working towards a degree, with completion of an oncology course. The Senior Nursing Team (Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Matron for the chemotherapy service) will support you in this role.

• Interview date: 9th December 2025
• Full and part time hours available
• 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.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of patient care including assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care.

To promote a positive patient focused service, incorporating patient feedback to maintain and improve care.

To take a lead on delegated responsibilities as defined by the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Matron.

To manage, lead and motivate junior staff, ensuring compliance with mandatory training and appraisals.

In the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, to deputise in their absence and have day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the unit, providing clinical leadership that ensures evidence based care is delivered to a high standard.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, 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.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day across the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• 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.

See attached information on the Staff Benefits we offer under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please visit: Careers Newcastle Hospitals NHS Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, acting as deputy when the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is absent.
• In areas within the organisation, nurses may be banded at 6 by virtue of clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
• Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers within the ward or department.
• Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
• Ensure systems are in place to provide continuity of safe, effective care for patients at all times.
• Effective member of the multi disciplinary team.

Person Specification Qualifications & Education

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma in a health related subject, prepared to take degree level study
• Specialist qualification relevant to the role or previous experience
• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formal mentorship)
• Degree in a health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous post registration experience which is relevant and recent
• Evidence of achievements and career development in the current post and ongoing professional development
• Understanding of professional accountability in a leadership role
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
• Experience of adult/child safeguarding
• Audit/research experience
• Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty (e.g. cannulation/IV drug administration, scrub skills, anaesthetic skills appropriate to the specialty)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust