Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to lead the Interventional Radiology nursing team at Frimley Park Hospital. You will provide expert clinical care, leadership, and coordination across angiography, CT, ultrasound, and nurse-led sedation.

You will independently assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate complex patient care while ensuring safety, quality and evidence-based practice. You will deputise for the Band 7 Team Leader and support service delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC/HCPC.
• National Safe Sedation qualification.
• Significant post-qualification experience in Interventional Radiology.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate care plans for a defined group of patients.
• Lead and monitor the standards of care within the Interventional Radiology nursing team.
• Deputise for the Band 7 team leader and manage daily department activities.
• Coordinate daily department activity to optimise patient flow and room utilisation.
• Maintain safe staffing levels and lead on quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Peri-operative practice

On-call readiness

Team coordination

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

National Safe Sedation qualification

Tools

EPIC EPR

Job description

Job Overview

Join our dynamic and highly specialised Interventional Radiology team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, based at Frimley Park Hospital, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional patient care within a fast-paced and innovative clinical environment.

Job Overview

Join our dynamic and highly specialised Interventional Radiology team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, based at Frimley Park Hospital, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional patient care within a fast-paced and innovative clinical environment. As a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse, you will be a senior member of the nursing team, providing expert clinical care, leadership, and operational coordination across a diverse range of services including angiography, CT, ultrasound, and nurse-led sedation. Working alongside the Band 7 leadership team, you will have the opportunity to independently assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate complex patient care while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and evidence-based practice. This is an exciting role for an experienced nurse looking to further develop your leadership skills within a specialist setting. You will be instrumental in coordinating daily department activity, optimising patient flow and room utilisation, and maintaining safe staffing levels to support an efficient and responsive service. You will also deputise for the Band 7 Team Leader when required, helping to ensure seamless service delivery and strong clinical leadership.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision for a defined group of patients.
• To lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Interventional Radiology Nursing team.
• In conjunction with the Band 7 team leader, facilitate the development of the service and personal development of all staff within the clinical area of responsibility.
• To deputise for the Band 7 team leader in their absence, attending appropriate meetings, maintaining an organised and structured workforce.
• To lead the Nurses with the day-to-day operational requirements of the IR team ensuring efficient use of room utilisation whilst maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff.

Working for our organisation

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Why Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust?

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS. We also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. By supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, we enable our colleagues to balance their professional and personal commitments while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients. Whether flexibility means adjusted hours, part-time working, hybrid arrangements or alternative working patterns, we work in partnership with our staff to meet both individual and service needs.

Join Us

Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, Frimley Health offers the opportunity to be part of a inclusive, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare and make a real difference to the lives of the communities we serve.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC / HCPC registration.
• National Safe sedation qualification.
• Significant post qualification experience in a relevant clinical field.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership Course.
• Formal mentorship / assessment qualification e.g. completion of the Trust associate mentorship programme.
• IV cannulation trained.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Own continuing professional development
• Significant post qualification experience in a relevant clinical field/ Interventional Radiology.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant clinical experience in theatres.
• Experience with EPR/ EPIC system.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice.
• Ability to adapt to change within working situations.
• Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice.
• Works under own initiative with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to perform in highly stressful and complex situations.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage demanding workload.
• Ability to inspire and lead.
• Strong motivational skills.
• Basic IT skills.
• Ability to handle change and unexpected urgent requirements.
• Ability to use reflective practice to continuously improve the standard of patient care.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to adapt to change within working situations.
• Flexible
• Motivated

Special Requirement

Essential criteria

• Ability and willingness to participate in the departmental on-call rota, including out-of-hours, weekend and Bank Holiday cover, in line with service requirements.
• Physically able to meet the requirements of the clinical role, including wearing appropriate lead protective equipment and participating in prolonged Interventional Radiology procedures, with reasonable adjustments where required.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewals energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.