Sister/Charge Nurse - 6 months Secondment | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
Hours: | Part time |
Closing date: | 23 August 2025 |
Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 7370328/430-SUR25-91A-B6 |
Summary
Sister/Charge Nurse - 6 months Secondment
Department Intensive Care Unit
Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
Hours 37.5 per week all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you positive, proactive, hardworking and self-motivated looking for a professionally challenging, yet exciting role with the potential for supported personal development and career progression? Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Intensive Care Unit wants to meet you as an expert critical care practitioner to join our nursing leadership team.
We are a 10 bedded Intensive Care Unit that has recently been refurbished in a University Teaching Hospital managing emergency, elective and paediatric patients from across the region.
Our staff are the key to our success and your development is essential to our future growth and progress. You already possess significant critical care experience; however your ongoing development remains our priority for you to support staff performance and professional development whilst ensuring a productive work environment. As a dynamic and friendly team, we will provide a tailored education strategy to complete National Step 4 Competency Framework, access assessor and supervisor training, clinical, teaching and leadership opportunities across the Trust.
Interview 26 August 2025
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
ROLE PROFILE:
• To provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff
• To be accountable for own professional actions
• To deliver patient care, acting as role model to all levels of nursing staff
• To have expert clinical knowledge and skills within the specialism of critical care
• To ensure the effective running of the department in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital
The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical. The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.
MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery. Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.
As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.
With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.
Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYel-Y9nrU
Main duties and responsibilities
General
• To be familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and procedures
• To work within the framework of the NMC Code.
Clinical
• To plan, deliver and evaluate a complex programme of care to the critically ill patient without supervision
• To accurately collate, interpret and report patient data
Management
• To be responsible in the absence of the departments Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse for the total management of the department
• To ensure that concerns/complaints are dealt with in a timely manner within Trust guidelines.
Education and Professional Development
• To maintain own personal and professional development in accordance with NMC guidelines and departmental policy
• To promote a culture which encourages learning and development
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Friday 8 Aug 2025