Specialist Discharge Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

Do you strive for excellent patient care every day? Do you work hard to promote a culture of equality and inclusivity for patients, relatives and staff members alike? Do you work hard to instil high professional standards and behaviours? If so, we are looking for you!

We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven senior nurse with excellent clinical and leadership skills to join our Spinal Cord Injury Centre. The Specialist Discharge Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will lead on the effective coordination and management of discharge planning and the provision of highly specialist discharge advice and guidance in relation to the discharge of patients from PRSCIC, working closely with patients, carers and the wider MDT, ensuring high quality patient experience.

The Sheffield Spinal Cord Injuries Centre is one of the largest SCICs in the UK. We are a 60 bedded (3 ward) purpose-built centre providing comprehensive holistic care to patients with spinal cord injury. The unit provides care to patients, following acute injury, including those patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation assistance, supporting all patients with individualised plans of care to maximise their rehabilitation potential. The centre also provides a service for patients who require readmission for a variety of surgical procedures including pressure ulcer repair, insertion of baclofen pumps, tendon releases, urological surgery and non-surgical complications related to their spinal cord injury.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have proven leadership and interpersonal skills, work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team and encourage and empower the nursing team to achieve their maximum potential. 

We are seeking a registered nurse who:

Has extensive post‑registration experience and strong knowledge of system discharge within primary or secondary care.

Has significant experience at Sister/Charge Nurse level, including leading the assessment and planning of complex discharges.

Demonstrates effective leadership and management skills, including staff supervision, wellbeing and managing change.

Is able to prioritise and manage competing pressures for themselves, their team and the wider MDT.

Communicates confidently, able to present and receive complex and sensitive information with staff, patients and relatives.

Works autonomously as a confident decision‑maker, directing MDT activity appropriately.

Is committed to clinical governance, audit and continuous service improvement.

Demonstrates inclusive and compassionate leadership, flexibility, teamwork and alignment with Trust PROUD values.

Ideally has experience of working with spinal cord injury patients or patients with long‑term neurological conditions

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

education and qualifications

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Experience

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skills and knowledge

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personal qualities

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Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

For further information please contact Marie Watson, Regional Clinical Network Coordinator or Nikki Gaubert, Associate Nurse Director.

Email: marie.watson18@nhs.net or n.gaubert@nhs.net

or Personal Assistant, Barbara Copeland on 0114 2712943 to arrange an informal discussion.