Sister/Charge Nurse - Vascular Surgery | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Are you a passionate leader and ready for the next step in your career, show compassion and caring for patients, a good role model to your team , has ambition to support the team in maintaining a high safety level of care.

Do you want to be a part of the major vascular trauma centre within this region, the vascular surgical department has lots of exciting opportunities as a band 6 to progress and develop as both a leader and a nurse.

Do you have ward experience?

If you are answering yes to any of these points this is the job for you!

The unit is a 15 bedded,  Vascular ward based at Royal Preston Hospital which is open to both elective and urgent pathway for the vascular patient. We are supported by consultants, specialist vascular therapy team and vascular specialist nurse, we also have an advanced clinical practitioner. 

We work well together and would love to welcome you into our team!!

You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a ward in an effective and efficient manner.

You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth.

You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike. 

You must have ward based experience.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.  Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

 You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.  You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. 

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

• Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or 

Matron in ensuring the provision of excellent 

care with compassion for the patients, relatives 

and visitors who are cared for within or by the 

ward, department, service or team. 

• Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered 

by self and others based on assessment, 

planning, implementation and evaluation of care 

to meet patients’ needs in accordance with 

agreed local and National standards and 

evidence based guidelines

• Assist and support the Ward Manager in the safe, 

effective management of the area including 

management of personnel, facilities and the 

associated systems and processes.

For more information please see attached the Job Description / Person Specification. 

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026