Job Summary
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Palliative Care Centre as a Sister/Charge Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering personalised, dignified, and holistic care to patients with complex palliative and end-of-life needs.If you are passionate about palliative care, committed to excellent patient experience, and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide visible clinical leadership, support safe and effective day-to-day ward management, and act as a role model for high-quality nursing practice. You will work closely with patients, families, and colleagues to ensure care is delivered with kindness, professionalism, and respect.

About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details
Date posted: 06 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 190-1491-DIR
Job locations: Palliative Care Centre, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Evidence of academic achievement or working towards Degree level of study.
• Evidence of postgraduate study relevant to role or must be willing to work towards

Desirable

• Evidence of academic achievement or working towards MSC level of study.

Experience
Essential

• Relevant post registration experience (e.g. Palliative Care)
• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of personal and professional development
• Ability to work autonomously
• An understanding of patient flow in a busy acute area

Desirable

• Leadership Qualification
• Audit / Research

Further Training
Essential

• Core, Relevant Specialist and Management Competencies appropriate to the role
• Commitment to continuous personal development.

Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential

• Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework
• Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change
• Excellent leadership skills

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Palliative Care Centre, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

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