Junior Sister​/Charge Nurse

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to come and join us at Bursledon House.

Bursledon House prides itself on being a unique and specialist inpatient unit providing holistic assessment and intervention in a home from home environment.

The young people and families accessing our service present with a vast array of symptoms and follow a multitude of pathways working including Gastroenterology, Neurology, Sleep, Dermatology, Mental Health Care, Endocrinology & LTV.

Our patients have often experienced many medical investigations, yet symptoms continue to be disproportionate to that expected for their underlying diagnosis.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the “Job Description and Main Responsibilities” section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

• Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
• Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
• Significant post-registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality
• Ward management experience
• Experience in an acute hospital setting

• Appraisal skills
• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together