Junior Sister

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

The Royal Surrey County Hospital Emergency Department sees approximately 75000 patients every year. To support and enhance the care we provide to patients we are looking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our busy team.

This is an exciting time to join the Emergency Department as we have recently completed our 8 million pound rebuild to enhance the patient's journey through the department. We have introduced dynamic patient pathways to improve patient flow and experience that has resulted in the vast improvement of the departments' performance.Our team is motivated and committed to deliver the highest standards of evidence based nursing care. We are passionate about Emergency Nursing and the service we provide our local community.

The candidate must be motivated committed, flexible, approachable and experienced emergency nurse with minimal 2 years' experience at Band 5 Staff Nurse. They need to be competent in IV's administration, oral medications, cannulation, venepuncture and have passed streaming assessments. They should also be able to demonstrate that they are a team player with good managerial and leadership skills.

You will have to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in the Emergency care within the NHS. You will be able to work an internal rotation shift pattern of days, nights and weekends. You must possess excellent communication skills and be able to represent the department at a trust level.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from patient's admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. As nurse in charge they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures maintaining associated records.They will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard. They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rotas, recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times. The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-AGB-EMF18350-B6

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the management of the unit on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff. To act as a team leader on shift. To facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote evidence based nursing practice within the department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting/ Emergency Setting
Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past two years
Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

Desirable

First degree

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting/ Emergency Setting
Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past two years
Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

Desirable

First degree

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).