Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley is recruiting a Band 6 Sister to lead the Day Surgery Unit DSU 1 & 2 and Pre-Operative Department POD. You will supervise clinical care, support multidisciplinary teams, and deliver safe, patient-centred services across elective and emergency surgical pathways.

The role offers a full induction, opportunities for leadership development, and ongoing professional education; the ward supports new staff with mentorship and appraisal to help you grow in

Qualifications

• NMC Pin and mentorship are essential.
• Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice.
• Minimum 18 months experience on surgical ward.
• Desirable: day surgery experience.
• Desirable: EPR user experience.
• Desirable: leadership course.
• Nurse in charge experience in the last year.

Responsibilities

• Take a key leadership role within DSU 1 & 2 and POD to deliver safe, compassionate care.
• Lead the multidisciplinary team and oversee patient flow for elective and emergency surgical patients.
• Support staff development with induction, appraisal, and surgical acute care training.

Skills

NMC pin

Mentorship

Leadership experience

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Sister to join the Day Surgery Unit (DSU 1 & 2) and Pre-Operative Department (POD) at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Sister to join the Day Surgery Unit (DSU 1 & 2) and Pre-Operative Department (POD) at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
DSU 1 & 2 and POD are busy, dynamic departments dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment where every member of the team is valued and encouraged to develop their skills and expertise.
The successful candidate will play a key leadership role within the department, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care while working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse looking to further develop their leadership and clinical skills within a friendly and supportive team.
Main duties of the job
We care for patients undergoing Urology, Colorectal, Upper Gastrointestinal, Breast, Gynaecology and ENT surgery. At times, we also support and care for patients requiring emergency general surgery alongside elective surgical patients. We have the unique opportunity to care for both elective day surgery patients within DSU 1 and POD, as well as inpatient surgical patients within DSU 2.
The ward offers excellent support to new members of the team, and there are a variety of training opportunities available to support your development.
A full induction to the ward and the Band 6 role will be provided, and ongoing professional development will be supported through the appraisal system. There are opportunities to undertake leadership courses and a Surgical Acute Care course.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• NMC Pin
• Mentorship

Desirable criteria

• surgical care course
• Yellow bellow/project improvement

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice
• Experience of audit
• minimum 18 months experience on surgical ward

Desirable criteria

• previous day surgical experience
• EPR user

Leadership experience

Essential criteria

• Nurse in charge experience in the last year

Desirable criteria

• Leadership course

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 renewables 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.