Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a permanent band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) & Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at the Royal Derby Hospital.

The SAU is a 24 bedded ward area with 6 assessment trollies, we care for patients on multiple General Surgical and Urology pathways. SDEC is open 7 days a week.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated leader who wants to develop in their career. You will work alongside the existing ward team ensuring high standards of care are maintained.

The successful individual will provide effective and visible leadership and will be expected to drive the unit forward.

Applicants must hold a current NMC registration, and have demonstrable post registration experience with band 6 experience within a Surgical Nursing setting.

The candidate should demonstrate excellent communication skills, be dynamic and strive for excellence in all aspects of the role. They will need to act as a role model and maintain and uphold high standards of professional behaviour.

The successful applicant will take overall nursing responsibility for the assessment unit. They will ensure that high standards of nursing care is provided and drive forward both service development and quality improvement . They will also be ensuring we promote patient safety and a positive patient experience.

We believe that all exceptional Nurses have something extra to offer our patients beyond their training and professional registration, from a kind word or a helping hand to providing a positive outlook. So, at our Trust, we want to work with people who share our values in continuously improving our patient experience.

We will offer you opportunity to continually develop and grow as well as attending leadership training and development opportunities to support your further future development.

Within this role you will also be expected to take part in the surgical unit rota and will need to be flexible to provide the senior nursing support across the surgical unit. You will also need to work closely with the bed manager team, to ensure that our patients are getting the right care in the right place first time.

Closing date of applications: 30 April 2026

Interview date: 15 May 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maria Spencer Job title: Matron Email address: maria.spencer6@nhs.net Telephone number: 07385 022391

Stacy Short, senior sister, SAU 01332 787436

Marc Ros Cisa, matron 07471140629