Junior Sister (AfC Band 6) - Cardiology - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Junior Sister in the Cardiology department, dedicated to excellent patient care. In this role, you will manage and support a dynamic team while delivering high standards of nursing practice in a collaborative environment. This is a unique opportunity to work in varied cardiology services and advance your career with ongoing professional development initiatives.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with recent experience in an acute setting.
• Experienced at Band 5 or above in hospital.
• Demonstrates up-to-date clinical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily patient care, managing the clinical area.
• Lead and support the nursing team in evidence-based practices.
• Assist in management tasks including staff recruitment and supervision.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Governance

Supervision

Leadership

Evidence-based Practice

Education

Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12

Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)

D32/33 [A1] NVQ Assessors Award

Job description

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £39,205 - £47,084 (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/07/2025 23:59

Junior Sister

AfC Band 6

Job overview

Are you passionate about cardiology?Do you want to make a difference to your community?Are you motivated and have the drive to be a band 6 Sister within Cardiology?Do you want to learn new skills?

Then we are looking for You!

The CCU team prides itself on providing excellent, well-rounded care in acute, interventional and diagnostic cardiology with nurses rotating in Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Cardiac Diagnostics. This is a unique opportunity for learning and training in all these specialised areas of Cardiology since most of the other Trusts have dedicated staff for each area.

CCU has 6 monitored beds catering to high dependency patients who have acute cardiac conditions such as heart attack, abnormal heart rhythms, valve issues and heart failure. Nurses are trained to develop a strong eye for clinical deterioration, identify ECG abnormalities and perform special procedures such as CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) and ultrafiltration.

The team has ties with Frimley Park, St. George’s, Royal Brompton and Barts Hospitals in the event that a patient needs a tertiary level of care.

If you would like an informal visit please do not hesitate to call and arrange a time for a walk round all of our services.

Main duties of the job

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

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.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

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

To assist in the management of the unit on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff. To act as a team leader on shift. To facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote evidence based nursing practice within the ward.

The Cathlab and Cardiac Diagnostics run weekday lists of stress echocardiograms, nuclear MPS, diagnostic coronary angiograms, left and right heart catheterisation, electrophysiology studies with ablation, and implantation of simple and complex cardiac devices. Nurses get to scrub and circulate for the procedures and practice their cannulation and venepuncture skills.

Staff are well-supported with an experienced sister/charge nurse every shift. They will also have dedicated experienced mentors. The managers also organise regular in-house study days and proactively encourage professional development through the cardiac care pathway at the University of Brighton where you can earn a degree in Acute Clinical Practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
• Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
• Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
• D32/33 [A1]NVQ Assessors Award

Knowledge

• Experience at Band 5 or above within acute hospital setting
• Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• Evidence of research based practice
• Clinical audit
• Evidence in changing practice and project management

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.

Name Noemi Findlay Job title Coronary Care/ Catheter Laboratory Additional information

If you are seeking this exciting opportunity to work in a challenging and dynamic environment with an enthusiastic team, please contact Noemi Findlay manager for Coronary Care/ Catheter Laboratory on Ext 3201 or Julia Titchen, Medical Matron 6306.