Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse

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Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse - EAU5 - Medical Short Stay Unit

The closing date is 04 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge nurse to join our Medical short stay unit on EAU 5.

The unit consists of 26 beds, with 2 Rapid Handover beds to support ambulance offloads, and 9 beds are cardiac monitored.

EAU5 takes a variety of patients with acute medical conditions who are expected to have a length of stay of less than 72 hours. They are also one of the admission points for patients experiencing a mental health crisis.

You must be a motivated individual with proven leadership experience at either Band 6 or 7 to inspire staff and ensure the provision of safe, personal and effective care, whilst maintaining flow through the unit.

You will be expected to promote change and continue the development of the unit and staff.

There is close MDT working and a focus on early discharges to support with flow from the ED and MAU.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to maintain high standards of care, meeting national and local standards with regards to quality, safety and length of stay within the unit.

You will be expected to promote innovative thinking and provide inspirational leadership and managerial support to all members of the multidisciplinary team, supporting changes and new initiatives to improve quality, flow and patient experience.

You would be responsible for the day to day running of the ward, and have responsibility for 50 nurses and healthcare support workers. This will include maintaining safe staffing through effective roster management; managing the budget; managing sickness and absence, and other HR issues; and coaching and developing staff and students.

About us

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)

Job responsibilities

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

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

- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 4 December 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 15 December 2025.

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 caf, 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 and relevant registration on NMC Register

- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

- Recent attendance on a leadership development programme

- Educated to degree level

- Management training

Experience

- Experience of managing a ward/unit

- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services

- Demonstrable understanding of managing change

- Introduced evidence based practice

- Previous experience of ward management

- Previous experience in relevant clinical speciality

- Previous experience of working in a nurse led environment

Knowledge

- Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice

- Good understanding of:

- Clinical governance

- Principles of lifelong learning

- Workforce planning, recruitment and retention

- Previous experience of ward management

Skills

- Ability to lead, motivate and empower others

- Highly developed communications skills

- Inter‑personal skills

- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently

- Positive and effective team worker

- Writing and presentation skills

Additional Requirements

- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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.

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