Junior Sister / Charge Nurse SSSU

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Surrey Hospital Town Guildford Salary £41,957 - £50,387 Per annum including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 24/08/2026 23:59 Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse SSSU Band 6 Job overview Are you an experienced registered nurse ready to take the next step in your health care career? An exciting opportunity of a Band 6 Junior sister/ Charge nurse position has come available within our Surgical Short Stay Unit. This will be a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of surgical innovation while gaining experience across our established same-day surgery unit and wider clinical areas. We are seeking for a flexible, motivated individual with a minimum of 3 years post-graduation experience within Surgical Division in an acute NHS setting. The person should also have excellent communication skills, demonstrable recent professional development and have mentorship/equivalent qualification, to apply for this role. Main duties of the job As a valued member of our team, you will:

• Act as the nurse-in-charge of clinical shifts, leading the nursing team in the delivery of evidence-based patient centered care, which is of a high standard.
• Develop your clinical skills across a wide range of surgical specialties, including:
Robotic Surgery, Gynae-Urology, Maxillofacial, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, and General Surgery.
• Assist Senior Sister in the management of the unit on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.
• Receive ongoing support for your professional development and career progression.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, safety, and excellence.
Be part of a forward-thinking team and play a key role in shaping the future of surgical services at Royal Surrey. Working for our organisation 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. We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to full Job description & person spec attached. Key Tasks:
• To lead the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient and family focused.
• To act as a role model and expert practitioner.
• To manage the ward effectively and efficiently within allocated resources.
• To manage and facilitate the development of staff creating an effective team.
• To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance
Main Duties and Responsibilities: 1 Clinical 1.1 To ensure high quality, research based, individualised patient care is maintained at all times. 1.2 To provide a problem solving approach to patient care 1.3 To ensure effective collaboration and discharge planning with all members of the multidisciplinary team and interested agencies 1.4 To act as a role model and expert practitioner at all times. 1.5 To work with Infection Control to monitor the ward environment to maintain and raise standards 1.6 To work with the Matron to ensure that clinical governance processes at ward level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care including use of Essence of Care Benchmarking. Person specification Qualifications
• Registered Nurse Part or 1 or 2
• Recent qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
• Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past and proven experience
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
• First degree or working towards
• D32/33 [A1] Award
Knowledge and Experience
• Experience at Band 6 or above within acute hospital setting
• Evidence of advanced sills in practice i.e. iv additives
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• Evidence of achievements in practice development and quality improvement projects
• Evidence of research based practice
• Evidence of changing practice and project management
• Proven record of managing staff and resources
• Clinical audit
• Publication
Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. For more information or to arrange an informal visit.

We are seeking for a flexible, motivated individual with a minimum of 3 years post-graduation experience within Surgical Division in an acute NHS setting. The person should also have excellent communication skills, demonstrable recent professional development and have mentorship/equivalent qualification, to apply for this role.,
• Registered Nurse Part or 1 or 2
• Recent qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
• Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past and proven experience
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
• First degree or working towards
• D32/33 [A1] Award
Knowledge and Experience
• Experience at Band 6 or above within acute hospital setting
• Evidence of advanced sills in practice i.e. iv additives
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• Evidence of achievements in practice development and quality improvement projects
• Evidence of research based practice
• Evidence of changing practice and project management
• Proven record of managing staff and resources
• Clinical audit
• Publication
Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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. We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. 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.