Junior Sister

The Methodist Church in Britain; Guildford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Nurse career development

Group Model opportunities

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Junior Sister to lead daily patient care on the 20-bed enhanced care unit and supervise a nursing team. The post involves managing rotas, appraisals, and learner supervision in a negative pressure environment alongside critical care outreach and infection control teams.

The role requires a teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent) and recent acute or emergency experience, with the ability to deliver high quality, evidence-based care and support

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent.
• Acute or emergency nursing experience.
• Recent professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily patient care from admission to discharge, acting as expert across nursing care.
• Act as nurse in charge with day-to-day management responsibility.
• Ensure care follows Trust policies and maintain records.
• Lead a team of nurses in evidence-based, patient-centred care.
• Assist senior sister with staff appraisal, rotas, recruitment, and supervise learners.
• Advise and support patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.
• Use clinical audit and teaching to monitor and improve standards.
• Deliver high quality, safe, evidence-based care.
• Work with infection control in a negative pressure environment.

Skills

Organised

Communication

Teaching

Leadership

Venepuncture

Cannulation

IV Administration

IT literacy

Education

ENB 998

City & Guilds 730

Job description

This 10-month Junior Sister post sits on Guildford Ward, the 20-bed enhanced care unit at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder delivers daily clinical care and leads a team of nurses, covering rotas, appraisal and the supervision of learners. Cubicles are monitored for patients needing supported breathing, with close work alongside critical care outreach, respiratory and infection control teams in a negative pressure environment. Fit depends on a teaching qualification such as ENB 998 and recent acute or emergency experience.

What the job involves

• Deliver daily patient care from admission to discharge, acting as expert across nursing care
• Act as nurse in charge with overall responsibility for day-to-day management of the clinical area
• Ensure care follows Trust policies and procedures, and maintain associated records
• Manage, support and lead a team of nurses in evidence-based, patient-centred care
• Assist the senior sister with staff appraisal, rotas, recruitment and selection, and supervise learners
• Advise and support patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team
• Use clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching to monitor and improve standards
• Use resources efficiently and effectively
• Liaise with the senior sister at all times
• Provide leadership on Trust values and behaviours
• Deliver high quality, safe, evidence-based care
• Work alongside the infection control team in a negative pressure environment

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification ENB 998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse, NMC Part 1 or Part 12

Experience

• Recent post-qualification or equivalent experience in an acute or emergency setting
• Professional updating of knowledge within the past two years

Skills & knowledge

• Organised
• Good written and verbal communication, and good listening
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership, assessment and prioritising skills
• Clinical skills in venepuncture, cannulation and IV drug administration
• IT literacy

Nice to have

• First degree

What's offered

• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
• Training and development towards nurse specialist or nurse leader roles
• Development opportunities through the Group Model with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust