Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Kewstoke Ward
The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse secondment on Kewstoke Ward for 5 months, until the end of April 2027.

Kewstoke Ward is a 28-bedded acute care of the elderly ward, caring for patients aged 75 and over who have complex medical needs and a Clinical Frailty Score of 5 or above. The ward also provides care and support for patients living with cognitive impairment, including those with diagnosed or undiagnosed dementia.

The team works closely with medical colleagues, ward-based therapists and the Dementia, Delirium and Falls Practitioner to provide holistic, person-centred care and improve the patient experience during their hospital stay.

Kewstoke also works collaboratively with community services, including Sirona Care & Health, to support safe, timely and effective discharge planning, ensuring patients receive the right care and support when leaving hospital.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate can expect to have the opportunity for career development. They will be given support and training to develop leadership and management skills and will be responsible for looking after a small group of staff. There are opportunities to develop your assessment skills as the Trust supports a wide range of training opportunities.

The successful candidate will be proactive in improving patient safety and driving standards of care forward. Have excellent nursing skills and be proactive in the care and management they provide to their patients.

Your main role as a Band 6 is to co-ordinate the workforce and patient admissions and discharges on a shift ward whilst maintaining the safety of patients throughout this process. This is a challenging but rewarding role and the applicant must have excellent communication and problem solving skills. Have the ability to adapt to changing situations when under pressure.

The successful candidate will be flexible, a good team worker, bring with them a passion to excel and ensure high standards are adhered to and exceeded and be innovative within a team environment.

As a Band 6 nurse, you will be expected to manage Datix incidents, appraisals, absences and audits alongside the Ward Manager, as part of the Senior Nursing Team on Kewstoke.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 387-WGH7904-LH
Job locations: Weston General Hospital, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4TQ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Desirable

• Frailty, Dementia, Delirium, or Care of the Older Person related CPD, course(s) or study

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise in a busy clinical environment
• Ability to contribute to service development, audit and evidence-based practice
• IT literacy and ability to use relevant clinical and workforce systems
• Knowledge of frailty, dementia, delirium and the complex needs of older patients
• Understanding of discharge planning, effective communication and multidisciplinary working
• Ability to identify opportunities for quality improvement and contribute to innovative, evidence-based practice

Experience
Essential

• Experience of caring for older patients with frailty, cognitive impairment or complex medical needs
• Recent experience within an acute medical inpatient setting
• Experience of coordinating care, shifts or a clinical area and supporting junior colleagues

Desirable

• Experience of supporting staff wellbeing, supervision or professional development
• Experience of audit, quality improvement or change initiatives
• Leadership or management experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Weston General Hospital, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4TQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager Liz Agyemang, elizabeth.agyemang1@nhs.net

Supporting documents
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