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Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

On-site in Newmarket·Full-time·Added today (last checked 10 Nov)

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 a year

About £2,690 - £3,180 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Newmarket
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Tuesday 24 November

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • oNMC Registration
  • oDiploma/Degree in Nursing
  • oEvidence of ongoing professional development
  • oILS
  • oPrevious significant experience at Band 5 level.
  • oResearch awareness
  • oTeaching/supervision experience
  • oManagement experience
  • oMentorship skills
  • oOrganisational skills
  • oIV Drug Administration
  • oIT skills
  • oAble to act up for Ward Manager
  • oTime Management skills
  • oCommunication skills
  • o Venepuncture Competent
  • o Cannulation Competent
  • oLeadership qualities
  • oCommitment to delivering high quality service
  • oAbility to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives

Nice to have

  • oALS
  • oWorking towards degree
  • oPreparation for Mentorship Or working towards a degree
  • oAwareness of the Trust's financial and governance goals
  • oPrevious experience in an Acute care setting
  • oProficient with E-Care
  • oArterial Blood Gas collection

Education & certifications

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse to come and work with us on Rosemary Ward, where we pride ourselves in being a welcoming, supportive and friendly team.

Rosemary Ward is a 33 bedded, Community Assessment Bed (CAB) unit situated within Newmarket Hospital in Newmarket, about fourteen miles away from West Suffolk Hospital. The unit is part of the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and the service is hosted by West Suffolk Hospital. We are looking to recruit a full time Band 6 registered nurse to join our team on Rosemary ward at Newmarket Hospital. This role may involve working both days and nights.

The unit is an enthusiastic, nurse and therapy-led unit where you would work as part of a highly supportive multidisciplinary team. We pride ourselves on providing holistic compassionate care to all our patients, putting our patients needs and wishes at the heart of everything we do. We provide in patient facilities in a non-acute environment offering re-ablement and further assessment. Our aim is to promote and return independence after an acute illness, to ensure successful discharge with the appropriate support for them to continue to live as independently as they are able for as long as they are able.

We are keen on staff development, caring for patients with varied and complex medical/social situations and conditions, which will in turn provide our staff with learning opportunities and the prospect to develop new skills.

What you'll do

As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing leadership on clinical shifts, managing the staff, coordinating the shift and ensuring patient safety at all times.
  • You will be responsible for supporting and educating staff, ensuring the competency of colleagues and role modelling.
  • Work together with the Ward Manager to provide support in ensuring safe, high standards and quality to the ward, patients and their families, whilst also deputising in their absence.

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Rebecca Smith, Ward Manageron 01638 558478for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

For full details of the role and the person specification, please see attached Job Description.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newmarket Hospital

Exning Road

Newmarket

CB8 7JG

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Date posted

10 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Job locations

Newmarket Hospital

Exning Road

Newmarket

About West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Industry
Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

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