About this role
Job summary
Due to maternity leave we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to apply for the position of Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to manage the Multi-speciality Outpatients Department at Queens Hospital Burton. the department hosts a wide range of clinics including ENT, gynaecology and general surgery
You will lead the team, offer expert clinical advice and manage services to ensure the delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate care. This will be in line with local, trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.
You will need to be a flexible manager with a proven track record of leadership skills allowing you to empower and support your team.
experience at working at band 6 is an essential criteria for this post, experience working within an outpatient's setting is desirable. Post Registration qualifications and teaching/presenting experience is advantageous.
You will take overall responsibility and be accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment and be accountable for patient, public and staff experience.
You may need to travel to meetings at other sites so a car driver with access to a vehicle is essential.
This post would be great opportunity for a band 6 sister who wants to expand their experience as well as an existing band 7 who wants to expand their portfolio.
Internal secondment would be considered, please ensure you have your line managers approval before applying for secondment
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the day to day management of the multi-speciality Outpatients departments, reporting directly to the Matron.
Managements of clinics including scheduling and clinician allocation and waiting times. Working with external providers and other organisations to ensure room bookings are in place and to escalate of issues to the senior management team.
Takes overall responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the clinical environment.
Accountable for patient, public and staff experience.
Constant liaison with the Clinicians and Operational team, working cross site where necessary.
Development and expansion of the services delivered
Staff development
Closing date for applications: 24 May 2026
Interview date: 5 June 2026
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registration Significant post registration experience at band 6 Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
Experience Desirable
previous experience in an outpatient setting knowledge of governance processes experience of mentoring and managing staff
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queens Hospital Burton
Belvedere road
Burton on Trent
DE130RB
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)