Sister/Charge Nurse

Main area Accident and Emergency - Division C Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-C-

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital - Division C Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 - £48,117 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/ :59 Interview date 06/11/2026

Job overview

As a Charge Nurse/ Sister you will be instrumental in ensuring the application of effective clinical practice of all staff so patients receive the highest possible standard of care. Ensure that care delivered to patients within the department is monitored and within expected standards of care.

Confidently take the bleep and manage the day and night shifts with support of the band 7 on shift.

Collaboratively work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that standards of care are consistently maintained. Provide expert clinical advice to ensure appropriate treatment and care is delivered to the patient at all times

An emphasis on the role is not only managing areas of the department but supporting the band 7 team leaders to support the management of staff and the wider department.

Main duties of the job

Delivery of effective healthcare and leadership within the organization

Establishing effective leadership and communication

Continuing education, professional and personal development

Maintaining a safe environment and quality

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 28th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 6th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
• Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
• Recent attendance on a leadership development program
• A specialty acute care module relevant to emergency nursing

Experience

• Significant post registration experience within an emergency/acute environment
• Current experience in emergency/acute nursing
• Experience of mentoring/ teaching junior staff/ supporting preceptorship
• Experience of managing people
• Experience of shift/area co-ordination in an emergency/acute setting in the absence of a sister/charge nurse within the last 12 months
• Sound professional who can demonstrate effective clinical skills, team approach and communication with wider stakeholders
• Sound knowledge in the care of paediatric emergency nursing
• Experience of staff and resource management
• Experience of clinical supervision/action learning
• Current/previous experience for coordinating a variety of areas/ward
• Introduced evidence-based practice
• Previous Band 6 experience
• Conducting appraisals
• NHS experience

Knowledge

• NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice, performance and ethics and standards of proficiency relevant to profession
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of patient care within the clinical area
• Clear understanding of the 4hr emergency care standard
• Quality issues and Clinical Governance
• Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
• Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour
• An understanding of key current priorities and challenges within emergency care
• Sound knowledge in the care of paediatric emergency nursing
• Awareness of risk management

Skills

• Proven verbal and written communication skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives
• Ability to achieve competency in Trust computer systems
• Practical application of Trust documentation
• Self-motivated
• Ability to provide leadership in order to influence patient care standards
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure in order to maximize positive outcomes
• Maintenance of confidentiality
• Identify problems and recommend Solutions
• Time Management
• Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a multi- disciplinary team
• Awareness and respect for colleagues’, patients’ and relatives’ cultural and emotional needs
• Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
• Ability to provide leadership in order to affect change
• Demonstrates an awareness of problem solving and priorities when coordinating the department

Additional Requirements

• Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• The following hazards are associated with this job role: Manual Handling Shift work or night shifts
• Completion of recognizing the sick child online module

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.

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