Ward Sister Charge Nurse

We are looking for a permanent Ward Sister / Charge Nurse to join our team at the JR Trauma unit on ward 3a. The successful candidate will lead the team on Trauma 3a, which is a 24-bedded surgical ward specialising in caring for fragility fractures and major trauma patients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high quality care is provided to our patients and to act as a role model to encourage and develop the team of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants in the clinical area. You must have strong clinical leadership skills and have demonstrable experience at managing a team at a minimum of Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse level. Your ability to drive forward and influence change, nurture staff development and lead effectively by example will be essential.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the planning, provision and delivery of an effective, 24-hour nursing service for the ward.
• To be responsible for the management of the ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.
• Manage ward staffing day to day to ensure effective use of resources. This includes responsibility for the duty rotas, annual and study leave, bank and agency usage.
• To be a role model and effective leader.
• To lead the ward team ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standards of care
• To participate in direct patients care.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

PER ANNUM PRO RATA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-NOTSS-8199518-B7

Job locations

John Radcliffe hospital

headley way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Management:

To be responsiblefor the planning, provision and delivery of an effective, 24-hour nursing service for the ward.

To be responsible for the management of their ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.

Recruit and retain a workforce qualified to meet the needs of the patients in the area.

Clinical / Professional Role:

To be a role model and effective leader.

To participate in direct patients care.

To lead the ward team ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standards of care

Educational Role:

To identify educational needs of all members of staff through regular appraisal and review.

To be aware of the educational needs of student nurses ensuring that preceptors and mentors are available.

Job responsibilities

Management:

To be responsiblefor the planning, provision and delivery of an effective, 24-hour nursing service for the ward.

To be responsible for the management of their ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.

Recruit and retain a workforce qualified to meet the needs of the patients in the area.

Clinical / Professional Role:

To be a role model and effective leader.

To participate in direct patients care.

To lead the ward team ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standards of care

Educational Role:

To identify educational needs of all members of staff through regular appraisal and review.

To be aware of the educational needs of student nurses ensuring that preceptors and mentors are available.

Person Specification

Clinical

Essential

• Previous experience at Band 6 or above for 2 plus years
• Previous experience in an acute setting
• MSc level study - completed or working towards

Desirable

• trauma experience

Person Specification

Clinical

Essential

• Previous experience at Band 6 or above for 2 plus years
• Previous experience in an acute setting
• MSc level study - completed or working towards

Desirable

• trauma 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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe hospital

headley way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe hospital

headley way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Management:

To be responsiblefor the planning, provision and delivery of an effective, 24-hour nursing service for the ward.

To be responsible for the management of their ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.

Recruit and retain a workforce qualified to meet the needs of the patients in the area.

Clinical / Professional Role:

To be a role model and effective leader.

To participate in direct patients care.

To lead the ward team ensuring the maintenance of a high and safe standards of care

Educational Role:

To identify educational needs of all members of staff through regular appraisal and review.

To be aware of the educational needs of student nurses ensuring that preceptors and mentors are available.

Clinical

Essential

• Previous experience at Band 6 or above for 2 plus years
• Previous experience in an acute setting
• MSc level study - completed or working towards

Desirable

• trauma experience