Sister​/Charge Nurse - Smallfield

Overview

This post offers opportunities to develop education and managerial skills while maintaining clinical expertise. The role aims to extend knowledge and skills to help ensure that patients receive a high standard of care and to support and develop the ward team.

• Coordinate the ward on a day-to-day basis and organise and prioritise your workload and that of others, using initiative to solve problems within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence and supervise other staff to maintain high standards of patient care.

• Minimum of 2 years experience at band 5 in an acute setting.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and knowledge of IT systems.
• Hard-working, assertive and motivated professional.

Smallfield is a 24-bed general medical ward. The Trust is a leading local employer with approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000. The Trust provides emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, covering Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. The main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and serves as a trauma unit for Gatwick Airport.

Additional sites include The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital. The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer and supports training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving work environment.