Junior Sister

Job summary

The Royal Surrey County Hospital Emergency Department sees approximately 75,000 patients every year. To support and enhance the care we provide to patients we are looking to recruit a 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 a vast improvement of the department’s performance.

Our team is motivated and committed to delivering 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 a minimum of two years' experience at Band 5 Staff Nurse level. They need to be competent in IV administration, oral medications, cannulation, venepuncture and have passed streaming assessments. They should also demonstrate that they are a team player with good managerial and leadership skills.

You will need to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in Emergency care within the NHS. The successful applicant must 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.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined‑up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined‑up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

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The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be experts in all areas of nursing care from patients’ 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 and 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 post holder will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.

• Qualifications
  • Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
  • Recent post‑qualification or equivalent experience in an acute setting / Emergency setting
  • Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in the past two years
  • Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
• Desirable
  • First degree
• Knowledge and Skills
  • Organi…