Job summary
- Main area
- Dart
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 388-8069415-FC&I
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dart ward - Totnes
- Town
- Totnes
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse - DART
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are currently seeking a part time Band 6 Charge Nurse/Sister to join our team on Dart ward.
We welcome applicants who are passionate and driven, ready to take on a new challenge in their nursing career. Depending on your level of experience, training and support will be provided to help you succeed in this role. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable management experience and further develop your clinical and professional skills with the guidance of our experienced Band 6 team and Ward manager.
As the Band 6 Charge Nurse/Sister, you will be responsible for overseeing shifts and providing support to the nursing staff. Join us Dart ward and make a difference in the lives of our patients.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a team both on the ward as a band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse, but also with other multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure a seamless delivery of service
Co-ordinate the ward to maintain flow and the patients journey
Assess the care needs of the patients and their families. To support the team to develop, implement & evaluate the care to a high standard, whilst demonstrating a compassionate nature and maintaining patients dignity
Participate as a skilled member of the multi-disciplinary team
Act as clinical advisor on nursing issues to ensure a high-standard of care is maintained utilising evidence-based practice
Participate in direct care and to facilitate sound discharge planning
Working for our organisation
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking senior nurse who is keen to embrace the challenge acute nursing brings.
This post will provide you great job satisfaction, not only will you be working in an innovative dedicated friendly team on our 16 bedded ward within Totnes Community Hospital. You will have a voice and we always actively welcome new ideas, valuing staff and opinions.
Achieving and being part of facilitating a patient’s wishes to happen is a very rewarding part of the role. This not only applies to patients who are being rehabilitated back to their homes but also for to those who are on an end of life pathway or are still actively being treated within a sub-acute environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Practice Assessor
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications relevant to Rehabilitation
- Evidence of post graduate study
- Leadership qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent registered nursing experience
- Senior band 5 coordinating in an acute ward setting
- Safe and competent practitioner aware of own limitations and needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience within Elderly Care
Specific skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly across a 24 hour rota
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Shift work
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and team-working
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Articulate, both verbally and written
- Assertive, confident but approachable
Desirable criteria
- Advanced clinical skills: Venepuncture, cannulation, NG tube insertion
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Doggett
- Job title
- Deputy Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 862622
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