Ward Sister​/Charge Nurse- Ward

Overview

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse
- Ward 5C

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Our Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) provides fast-paced, specialist care to patients in the crucial first 72 hours following stroke. We are a dynamic, multidisciplinary service delivering thrombolysis, thrombectomy pathways, advanced monitoring and high-intensity nursing care.

We are looking for a highly motivated and clinically confident nurse to join our leadership team as a Band 6 Charge Nurse.

As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards of acute stroke care, supporting junior staff and ensuring safe and effective patient flow within the unit. This is an excellent opportunity for nurses with stroke, acute medical, neurology, or critical care experience looking to develop advanced leadership and clinical skills.

We are looking for someone who is...

A registered nurse with post-registration experience in acute or stroke care.

Confident in clinical decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Able to lead a team and support others with compassion and professionalism.

Committed to continuous improvement and excellent patient outcomes.

Motivated to develop leadership, clinical and service-development skills.

What We Offer...

Access to stroke-specific training and competencies.

Supportive senior nursing team and established MDT.

Career progression pathways within stroke and acute services.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

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. 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.

Achievements:

• 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.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and act as the nurse in charge of the unit as required.
• Deliver high quality, evidence based care to hyperacute stroke patients.
• Support rapid assessment and emergency interventions including thrombolysis pathway coordination.
• Mentor, supervise and assess junior nurses, students and support staff.
• Ensure safe staffing, patient flow and effective communication with the wider MDT.
• Contribute to quality improvement, stroke pathway development and audit activity.
• Coordinate escalation, safeguarding and patient safety processes.

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
• Experience of working in a clinical environment
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build…