Senior Staff Nurse

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 20 March 2026

To work as a Clinic Nurse Manager in a supportive rotational role, providing cross‑site cover as required to ensure service continuity and high standards of patient care. The post holder will offer visible clinical leadership and operational support to departments, working flexibly across sites to meet service needs. Responsibilities include supporting teams clinically, assisting with sickness absence management in line with organisational policy, and ensuring the timely completion of staff appraisals and performance reviews.

The role also involves promoting staff wellbeing and professional development, maintaining governance and safety standards, and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient, and high‑quality care.

The post holder will act as an approachable, professional and compassionate leader, demonstrating excellent communication skills and providing visible, supportive leadership to staff within the department. They will foster a positive working environment through clear, open and effective communication, ensuring high standards of patient care and staff wellbeing are maintained. The role requires the ability to provide clinical support where necessary to maintain safety and effective service delivery within the departments.

The post holder will provide cross‑cover for annual leave and other periods of absence, ensuring consistent leadership and operational stability to support the smooth running of the service. In addition, they will actively support and help lead change in line with the organisation's transformation programme, engaging staff in service developments and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke‑on‑Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

To work clinically supporting clinical area if needed.

To be able to communicate effectively and ensure teams are kept up to date with any changes relating to change.

To work across multiple sites including RSUH, County & Cobridge

To support with sickness absence management and appraisals

To support the senior management team

• Registered nurse on NMC register
• Evidence of degree level study in health/nursing related studies
• Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing 2

• Experience in outpatients speciality as qualified nurse
• 2 years of management/leadership experience
• Leadership skills and relevant training
• Previous band 6 experience

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust