The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic individual to join our team as a Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse within Cramlington Main outpatient department, Manor Walks.

In this pivotal role, you will provide inspirational leadership, clinical guidance, and operational oversight to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care. Your practice will align with local, Trust-wide and national policies, procedures, and the core values and behaviours that define our commitment to excellence.

We are seeking a flexible and forward-thinking leader with a proven track record in clinical management and team empowerment. Your ability to foster a supportive and inclusive environment will be key to driving continuous improvement and high standards across the service.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills; team working skills and will be dedicated to improving the patients, public and staff experience. You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to develop others and work closely within a multi-disciplinary team.

Interview Date: 4th September 2025
18 hours 45 minutes/week
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Main duties of the job

Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Main Outpatients Department (MOPD) including agreement on scheduling and clinic allocation.
Coordinating the day-to-day activity in outpatient's department
Overall responsibility and accountability for all delegated nursing care within the clinical area.
Maintaining a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.
Constant liaison with multi-disciplinary teams within outpatient's department and working cross site where necessary.
Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, staff development, colleagues' motivation, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
Accountable for patients, public and staff experience.
Contributes to the outpatient's transformation initiatives.

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 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.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

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.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust 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

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

317-2025-33-07-DR

Job locations

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse have 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse have 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

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

Desirable

Master's degree
Leadership / management qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
Specialist course in area of practice

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
Good IT skills
Intravenous drug administration
Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

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

Desirable

Master's degree
Leadership / management qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
Specialist course in area of practice

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
Good IT skills
Intravenous drug administration
Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).