Job summary
Inthis role,you'llwork closely with the Unit Manager tomaintainand build upon thehigh standardsof care and patient safety that our team is proud to deliver. Your leadership and clinicalexpertisewill be key in ensuring that every patient receives safe,timely, and compassionate care.

You will be warmly welcomed and well supported by a fantastic team who are passionate and aspire to provide excellent care

In addition,you'llsupport the Unit Manager with a range of leadership and management responsibilities, helping to foster a positive team culture, coordinate service delivery, and ensure the smooth running of the unit. Your contribution will help drive excellence across both clinical and operational aspects of the service

Main duties of the job

• Work closely with ward managers to maintain and improve high standards of care and patient safety.
• Lead from the front as a Band 6, providing leadership during shifts.
• Coordinate the shift, ensuring smooth operations and patient flow.
• Attend ward rounds and actively participate in patient care discussions.
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure collaborative care.
• Support staff wellbeing and development, offering guidance and mentorship.
• Assist the ward manager with leadership and management responsibilities, including:
  • Fostering a positive team culture.
  • Coordinating service delivery.
  • Ensuring the smooth running of the unit.
• Drive excellence in clinical and operational aspects of the service.

About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard in LTHTR to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 438-PB4506
Job locations: Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, Chorley, PR7 1PP, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or Matron in ensuring the provision of excellent care with compassion for the patients, relatives and visitors who are cared for within or by the ward, department, service or team.
• Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines.
• Assist and support the Ward Manager in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• Where there are difficult to fill roles solutions are found to ensure the department has sustainable staffing structures at substantive spend, which may be achieved through different marketing solutions or different structural arrangement.
• To participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in area of speciality area

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Evidence of leadership experience and learning.
• Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
• Knowledge of Ethical issues

Desirable

• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Research and Development

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