Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse in Newcastle upon Tyne

Main area 317 Ward 10 Paediatric Orthopaedics – RVI Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 317-2025-50-02-DR

Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Victoria Infirmary Town 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary Salary £47,810 – £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/01/2026

Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

Are you an experienced paediatric orthopaedic nurse ready for the challenge of stepping into a ward based Senior Sister role.

The band 7 Senior Sister in paediatric orthopaedics is a highly experienced clinical leader responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and child centred nursing care across the paediatric orthopaedic service at The Great North Children\’s Hospital. The role combines clinical expertise with operational leadership, playing a key part in coordinating multidisciplinary care for babies, children and young people with orthopaedic conditions, elective and trauma pathways and those with complex health needs.

• Interview Date: 16th January 2026
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• 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 for the vacancy.

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Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities this role will entail will be maintenance of clinical standards, management of a staff team, recognising skill mix and development of staff education. they will oversee quality improvement projects and ensure compliance with national and trust policies.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the orthopaedic consultants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and the wider MDT to offer seamless pathways of patient care.

Working for our organisation

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 over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from 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
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Demonstrate effective communication and provide a compassionate leadership approach, maintaining clinical expertise, management responsibilities and strategic oversight of the paediatric orthopaedic ward within GNCH.
• Act as a guardian for professional accountability and standards, ensuring professional practices in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Trust
• Ensure environmental standards and cleanliness are maintained in line with national and Trust Standards in the ward/department.
• Effectively manage the ward/department nursing resource
• Provide evidence based care for all children and participate, as required, in advancing care with research.
• Support and contribute to the development of patient care and nursing practice within the Directorate, contributing to Trust projects where required.
• Ensure junior staff and students have appropriate supervision and support and are appropriately assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• 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

Knowledge & Experience

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

Skills & Abilities

• Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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.