Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oCurrent Professional NMC Registration oStudy at level 6 (Degree/Diploma) oEvidence of continuous professional development oTeaching and Assessing qualification or willingness to undertake

Desirable

  • oLeadership Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oProfessional clinical experience in appropriate speciality. oAbility to successfully manage people and change

Desirable

  • oExperience in HR and management related issues. oResource Management

Knowledge

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Skills

Essential

  • oIT skills oPatient focused. oExcellent communication skills oAble to prioritize and meet deadlines effectively. oGood management of own and others time oAble to use initiative and make decisions. oAnalyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) oApplicants 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).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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