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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Charge Nurse/ Sister

The closing date is 19 November 2025

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Job summary

Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - G2A Ward, Frimley Park Hospital

Are you an experienced and motivated nurse looking to take the next step in your leadership journey? We are seeking an enthusiastic Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to join our dedicated team on G2A, a dynamic 12-bedded Acute Stroke Unit with 2 same-day assessment trolleys. Our service also includes G3, a 28-bedded step-down ward, enabling continuity of care for patients throughout their stroke recovery journey.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within our specialist stroke service, working closely with the Senior Sister, Matron, and multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding, evidence-based care. You will provide visible leadership on the ward, supporting and developing staff, ensuring high standards of patient safety, and promoting a culture of compassion and clinical excellence.

If you are passionate about stroke care, team development, and making a real difference to patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your leadership and expertise will be truly valued.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be expected to demonstrate clinical leadership and drive quality improvement changes in the clinical setting.
  • You will support junior colleagues in their professional development and with appropriate training you will support the senior sister with management of staff sickness, appraisals ,staffing issues, incident and complaint management etc.
  • We can offer you a range of management and leadership development opportunities to support you in this role as well as support from a dedicated clinical practice educator who provides support to all our staff and can focus on any specific training requirements you may have.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

151-NM211

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration
  • Teaching and assessing course or equivalent mentorship preparation course
  • Stroke course.
  • Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor training. ENB998.

Desirable

  • Degree level registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Working as a Band 5 in a stroke setting
  • Extensive post registration experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Wide range of clinical skills - venepuncture, cannulation, drug administration, catheterisation, ECG
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations effectively
  • Basic keyboard skills. Basic use of IT packages (word, excel, powerpoint)
  • Excellent communications skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, proactively and as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Teaching and training skills
  • Leadership and influencing skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration
  • Teaching and assessing course or equivalent mentorship preparation course
  • Stroke course.
  • Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor training. ENB998.

Desirable

  • Degree level registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Working as a Band 5 in a stroke setting
  • Extensive post registration experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Wide range of clinical skills - venepuncture, cannulation, drug administration, catheterisation, ECG
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult/stressful situations effectively
  • Basic keyboard skills. Basic use of IT packages (word, excel, powerpoint)
  • Excellent communications skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, proactively and as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Teaching and training skills
  • Leadership and influencing skills.

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).

Additional information

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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Emma Wells

emma.wells7@nhs.net

03006134225

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

151-NM211

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7UJ


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