Job summary
As a Band 6 Clinical Sister, You are responsible for leading shifts, ensuring safe and effective patient care, supporting and developing staff, maintaining high clinical standards, and working with the multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent outcomes for older patients.

Interviews are expected to take place on 11th September 2026.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership and coordinate the daily running of the ward.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with complex needs.
• Lead and manage staff during shifts, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
• Support the Ward Manager with workforce matters including staffing levels, sickness management, appraisals, and complaints.
• Promote patient safety, clinical governance, infection prevention, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Act as a mentor and support staff development, supervision, competency assessment, and appraisal processes.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate patient records and utilise electronic systems effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, health and safety requirements, and professional standards.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement within the ward and Trust.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 218-NM-B6-8228893
Job locations: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The Band 6 Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse is a senior nurse and shift leader responsible for providing clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care, and supporting the daily management of an 11 bedded unit alongside an Acute Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service . The post holder leads and coordinates shifts, manages a team of nursing staff, undertakes complex clinical assessments, and supports the Ward Manager in maintaining patient safety, quality standards, and ward performance. Responsibilities include workforce management, staff supervision, appraisals, education and mentorship, clinical governance, infection prevention, discharge planning, multidisciplinary working, complaint management, and continuous service improvement. For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current Professional NMC Registration
• Study at level 6 (Degree/Diploma)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Leadership Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Professional clinical experience in appropriate speciality.
• Ability to successfully manage people and change

Desirable

• Experience in HR and management related issues.
• Resource Management

Knowledge
Essential

• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence-based practice.
• A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures
• Knowledge of clinical governance commitment to clinical supervision and staff development

Desirable

• A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS.
• Experience in Policy/Service development

Skills
Essential

• IT skills
• Patient focused.
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to prioritize and meet deadlines effectively.
• Good management of own and others time
• Able to use initiative and make decisions.
• Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work 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 (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).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Manager
Catherine Antwi-Nuamah
Catherine.Antwi-Nuamah@uhcw.nhs.uk
02476965836

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