Junior sister/charge nurse

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bath is seeking a junior sister/charge nurse for a six-month secondment in the Surgical Assessment Unit. The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, along with at least 2 years of experience at band 5 level. This position offers a supportive work environment focusing on patient care and staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience as a band 5 nurse.
• Surgical ward experience preferred.
• Ability to prioritize and problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team on a surgical ward.
• Ensure high-quality, patient-focused care.
• Manage surgical inpatient flow.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Education

Teaching qualification

UK professional registration

Job description

Overview

Job Overview
Are you ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a nurse to come and work in the Surgical Assessment Unit in Bath. We are looking to employ a junior sister/charge nurse to cover a six month secondment.

Main duties

Experience at band 5 level on a surgical ward is essential. Any experience or knowledge of coordinating a ward is desirable, but we will provide training to develop your knowledge and skills. A teaching qualification is also required to ensure we can continue to support and motivate students. You must have excellent communication and organisational skills as well as being able to prioritise and problem solve.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

We are a fifteen bedded inpatient ward with a same day emergency care assessment area with eleven trolleys and a waiting room. We are committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for a passionate nurse to lead and manage a team to effectively run a front door area and manage the surgical inpatient flow within the hospital.

Person specification

Desirable criteria

• Surgical ward experience

Essential criteria

• 2 years experience as a band 5 nurse

Desirable criteria

• Co-ordinating experience
• Teaching qualification

Essential criteria

• Strong communication and leadership skills

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visas) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Band six job description SAU (PDF, 496.3KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sophie Boorman / Hannah Walton
Job title Senior sisters SAU
Email [e-mail]
Telephone number 01225 825652