Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Critical Care

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Critical Care

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Critical Care Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Week days / Weekend / BH cover and rotation to nights) Job ref 230-21950608-PCD-B

Site George Eliot NHS Trust Town Nuneaton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care".

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Job overview

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Critical Care

37.5 hours per week (Week days / Weekend / BH cover and rotation to nights)

Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to employ Band 6 Critical Care Nurses to assist in the leadership of our critical care unit.

• Clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidence-based practice.
• Provide clinical leadership and direction to nursing team
• Act as a role model for all nursing staff within the unit promoting professional practice at all times.
• To take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area.
• To deputise for the Senior Sister in their absence.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• Co-ordination of the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriateor available.
• Maintain clinical competence of self and others as determined by service need and job description. Tasks to include male catheterisation, ECG, Venepuncture, IV administration, Cannulation and X-ray requesting under group protocols.
• To frequently manage patients of all age groups with challenging behaviour such as violent and aggressive, under the influence of alcohol, mental health problems, sudden death, adult bereavement and patients who are a threat to themselves and others.
• To facilitate and build team working between nurses and the multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care. Ensure that risk assessments are complete as per Trust policy for manual Handling, Health & Safety and other relevant areas of concern.
• Ensure that equipment and the environment support the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multidisciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Provide specialised information and advice to patients, relatives and carers and other professionals in the provision of acute medical care

Managerial

• To support the Senior Sister to review staffing requirements using a proactive approach to retention and recruitment of staff
• Co-ordination of the rostered shift allocation, referring to senior sister if appropriate or available

Education

• Contribute to the organisation learning and Development strategy through key areas of education e.g. tracheostomy / sepsis / deteriorating adult
• Support with the Band 7 & Professional Development Sister in Critical Care assure accurate training records and competency of team, including mandatory training requirements
• Work with the Critical Care leadership team to facilitate Critical care follow up services
• Review patients discharged from Critical Care services within 24 hours of leaving the Critical care Unit

Quality / Research & Development

• Working with senior leaders in Critical Care, to support, collect, audit and service data
• Actively support Critical Care research

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

• Registered General Nurse
• Level of experience in Critical Care
• Post basic qualification relevant to post
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of ongoing development
• Leadership course or mentoring course

Experience and Knowledge

• Demonstrate commitment and ability to support staff teaching, research & education
• Proven leadership skills, including team building, change management
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources

Skills and Abilities

• Proven clinical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills duties, including moving and handling of patients
• Physical capability to perform nursing duties, including moving and handling of patients.
• To demonstrate the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Evidence of innovation within current areas of practice.
• Evidence of the ability to facilitate changes in practice

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work flexible rostering with appropriate notice to meet operational needs of the organization.
• Responsible
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to form positive working relationships

Other

• Able to maintain professional appearance

Trust Values

• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.