Sister​/Charge Nurse - Ward D

Job summary

Ward d is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the team as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for a 12 Month Secondment/Fixed Term. This opportunity is perfect for a Staff Nurse who is looking for career progression and ready to take on the role of a Band 6.

The successful candidate will be flexible, a good team worker and be proactive at driving standards of care forward.

You will also be required to deputise in the absence of the senior sister/ ward manager and be responsible for the support of junior nurses.

Provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff, may ensure effective running of ward/department in the absence of Department Ward Manager.

To provide advice and support for colleagues to plan, monitor, implement and evaluate skilled and appropriate care for patients and ensure the provision of evidence-based practice.

To work within the NMC Code and professional nursing guidance.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted: 01 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year

Per Annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number:

Job locations: Ormskirk Hospital, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AZ
, United Kingdom

• Provide leadership, management and team development as delegated by the Department/Ward Manager to the team, allocating workloads.
• Contribute to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward.
• To co-ordinate and manage patient flow within the unit including timely admission and discharge, ensuring national targets are met where possible
• To promote the unit and the Trust as a whole in the most positive manner to patients, relatives and the local population
• To have knowledge of relevant national and local health policies and their impact on the service
• To inform/escalate to Department/Ward Manager / Matron if acceptable levels of care, standards, practice and patient safety is compromised and develop appropriate actions
• To assist and or lead in the development/implementation of local and trust policies and protocols relevant to the specialty, ensuring effective implementation in local area.
• To manage control and quality of levels…