Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse

Job responsibilities

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Name: Katie Sweeting Position: Matron Email: [email protected] Phone number: 01132068238 Shortlisting Date: 6/7/26 Interview Date:: 17/7/26

About You

We are looking for an experienced nurse who can bring energy, vision, and leadership to this key role.

You will have:

• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• A commitment to delivering outstanding, compassionate care.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team-working abilities.
• Experience of service improvement, quality assurance, and clinical governance.
• Relevant specialist qualifications or evidence of ongoing professional development.

Why join us?

• Work within a highly skilled and supportive team. Opportunity to develop your leadership and clinical skills. Be part of an organisation committed to excellence in cancer care and positive patient experiences.
• This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and experienced nurse to make a real impact on the lives of young oncology patients whilst advancing their career in a leadership role.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

• Patient-centred
• Collaborative
• Fair
• Accountable
• Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

• Commitment to delivering high-quality evidence-based care.
• Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members and encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
• Commitment to own development and the development of junior staff

The successful candidate will carry 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of Ward J89, a 20-bedded haematology ward, and provide professional, clinical, and managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The jobholder is responsible for developing and maintaining a ward's or department's philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate, safe and quality care delivery. Through managing the administrative and financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will ensure cost-effective use of resources.

As a band 7 senior sister, the successful candidate will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the nursing team and ensuring effective management of the ward/department.

Successful candidates will be offered the opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills as well as clinical skills specific to this area with a structured development programme.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We're committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We're looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James's University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)