Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ascot; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for their outpatient department. The role involves organizing daily operations, supporting junior staff, and assisting consultants with clinics. Ideal candidates should have prior outpatient experience and excellent organizational and leadership skills. This position fosters a balanced work-life environment with flexible working options.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Wide range of professional training

Encouragement for flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in pre-operative clinics.
• Well-organized and capable of managing the department.
• Ability to support junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Organize day-to-day operations of the department.
• Review skill mix to ensure clinics are covered.
• Complete off-duty schedules.
• Stock ordering and management.
• Perform wound reviews and phlebotomy.
• Assist with minor procedures and assessments.

Skills

Previous outpatient experience

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Job description

As a junior sister/charge nurse in Parkside outpatients, you are expected to be an experienced nurse with previous outpatient experience.

You will spend the majority of your working week clinically in the department, with some administrative time allocated for delegated tasks, including off-duty and audits.

You will be responsible for supporting our junior team and assisting consultants with their clinics, including procedure lists. Ideally, you will also have experience in pre-operative clinics.

You should be well-organised with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Organisation of the department day-to-day operations
2. Reviewing skill mix to ensure clinics are appropriately covered and capacity is maximised
3. Completing off-duty
4. Stock ordering
5. Wound reviews (including removal of sutures/clips)
6. Phlebotomy
7. IM injections
8. Cystoscopies and bladder instillations
9. Hysteroscopy clinics
10. Colposcopy clinics
11. RFA procedures
12. Assisting with minor procedures
13. Undertaking face-to-face and telephone pre-operative assessments

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability-confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We offer first-class development opportunities and a wide range of professional, management, leadership, and clinical skills training.

We value a healthy work-life balance, which benefits both staff and patients. We encourage applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements and strive to meet individual needs and service requirements.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Jordan Gerrard
• Job Title: Senior Sister
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]

It is best to contact via email, as I work cross-site.