Job summaryClifford Ward is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to join our team at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse looking to develop their leadership skills while supporting the Ward Sister in the day-to-day management of the ward. You will help ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care, while supporting junior staff through supervision, appraisals, and performance management.
Key responsibilities include providing clinical leadership to nursing staff, healthcare assistants, and students, coordinating patient flow, and maintaining high standards of care. You will work closely with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is safe, compassionate, and patient-centred.
You will be expected to manage competing priorities in a busy environment, contribute to audits and quality improvement activities, and support the delivery of evidence-based practice.
This role is ideal for a compassionate and motivated nurse with strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills who is committed to delivering excellent patient care and supporting team development.
Main duties of the job- An expert clinical practitioner who is able to articulate best practice within their specialty
- An effective role model who emulates expert practice and professional standards
- A motivated, dynamic leader who supports the Ward Sister in striving for improvements in care and practice
- Effectively maintains a clear view of the competence and skills of the team, ensuring that staff can deliver safe, effective care and a positive patient experience
- Able to articulate the education and training requirements of the team to support competence and professional development commissions
- Deputises for the Ward Sister in their absence
- Effectively uses all sources of data to inform practice development needs and seeks to lead and deliver sustainable change
- Role models effective application of the nursing process, assessment, care prescription, evaluation, and documentation for patient centered care
- Emulate best practice in relation to Safeguarding, ensuring that they maintain and share their knowledge of Mental Capacity Act Assessment, Deprivation of Liberty and Best Interests
- Demonstrates an understanding of relevant admission & discharge pathways and the relationship with high quality, safe care
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
DetailsDate posted: 18 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 264-8129989-MED
Job locations: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesFor further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person SpecificationEducation, Training & QualificationEssential- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Diploma/Degree
Desirable- Teaching/Assessing Qualification
- Evidence of Continued professional development
SkillsEssential- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment
- Leadership/teaching skills
- Able to communicate sensitive information to patients
- Excellent communication skills
- Sound knowledge of current nursing issues
- Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
- Hand/eye co-ordination e.g. for preparation of drugs for injections
Desirable- Ability to undertake audits and develop areas of development from any areas identified
- Understanding of current developments in the NHS
- Extended Clinical skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
