Sister/Charge Nurse: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Job summary

New Cross Hospital ICCU are seeking experienced, passionate and dedicated Critical Care nurses who like to develop their clinical, teaching, management and leadership skills in these demanding and rapidly changing environments.

The Band 6 position assists the senior nursing team with the day to day management and leadership of the unit and an identified group of nurses. You will be a clinical expert currently working on a busy multi-specialty Critical Care Unit with the ability to make clinical decisions in relation to both Level 2 and Level 3 patients.

The post holder must have 4 years Critical Care experience, holding an adult critical care course qualification and have supervisor and assessor training or equivalent. You will need to possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a team, demonstrating an insight into team structure, leadership and development.

Main duties of the job

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

To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.

To support and deputise for the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring the standards of professional practice as set out by appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role are maintained.

Utilise clinical proficiency in delivering a high standard of nursing care. Provide managerial and leadership skills to support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and nursing team to deliver continually improved standards and efficient and effective use of resources.

Person Specification

RGN/Intensive Care Experience

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Adult Critical Care qualification (level 6 or above)

Desirable

  • Mentorship/Supervisor course

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive Critical Care experience
  • General & Cardio-Thoracic Intensive Care knowledge & experience

Desirable

  • Critical Care Team leader role experience within general and cardiac specialty

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

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