Job summary
To be professionally accountable for and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.

Supervision of clinical practice, clinical audit, research, and teaching, to set, monitor and improve standards of care in addition to efficient and effective use of resources.

To be accountable for:

• Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
• Enhancing the patient's experience
• Managing and developing the performance of the team
• Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives
• Deputising for Matron

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with strong leadership skills and a passion for service development to join our Imaging Nursing Team at Walsall Manor Hospital.

The post holder will provide professional and operational leadership to the Imaging Nursing Team, working collaboratively with radiographers, nurses, clinical support workers, administrative colleagues, and consultant radiologists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care.

Working closely with our Lead Superintendent Radiographers and Clinical Service Managers, the successful candidate will play a key role in developing and implementing local policies, driving quality improvement initiatives, and supporting the ongoing development of the service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking nurse leader to contribute to a dynamic and innovative team, influencing service delivery and making a meaningful difference to patient experience and outcomes across the Imaging.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

About us
As the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, we offer a unique opportunity to be part of a Trust making a genuine difference to local health outcomes. The Trust is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services, alongside extensive community services.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Our strategy is aligned to delivering exceptional care together while supporting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We offer clear career development pathways, access to training and education, and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and improvement.

Details
Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 407-WCCSS-8329034
Job locations: Walsall Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training

• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse
• Degree level healthcare related education
• ENB 998/Mentorship/SLAiP (Degree level)
• Evidenced management responsibility - Training/Experience
• Evidence of professional updating within last 12 months specific to sphere of practice
• Significant experience at band 6 or above

Experience & Skills

• Management and leadership experience/skills
• Budgetary management experience
• Change management skills/experience
• Knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, and E-rostering etc and Datix (Incident reporting system)
• Data collection/analysis, audit and evaluation - uses of database
• Clinical skills and competency to maintain general nursing credibility, competence in medicines administration
• Knowledge of current NHS policy and their implication for services
• Ambition in expectations of self and colleagues in delivering high-quality care
• Experience of reporting and managing clinical incidents and concerns
• Attention to detail and excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to communicate with senior staff within the profession, and other professions, patients/carers
• Ability to communicate empathetically with patients, relatives and/or carers when discussing/explaining clinical conditions and potentially distressing and sensitive information such as breaking bad news
• Ability to communicate with staff in respect of unwelcome news (poor performance, complaints and incidents)

Other

• Ability to cover on-call and acting up in Matron's absence
• Manual handling of patients for clinical interventions/personal care
• Ability to de-brief patients, relatives, carers and staff during stressful and emotional times or following a serious incident
• Requirement to work with ionising radiation, and the successful applicant will need to undertake the necessary training in line with this part of the role to include IRMER and IRR training
• The successful applicant may need to wear a lead protective coat and therefore the applicant needs to be "occupationally fit" in line with this requirement
• Flexible approach to work, Bank Holidays, 'out of hours', and weekend working to meet the needs of the service
• Presentation skills to small and large groups

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Walsall Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Matron Nathan Williams, nathan.williams4@nhs.net, 07974078137

Closing date: 09 November 2026

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