Junior Sister / Charge Nurse | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust is seeking a Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse for their Outpatients department. This role involves supporting the Senior Matron in clinical governance and leadership while delivering high-quality patient care. Candidates should possess effective skills in patient management and a commitment to staff training. The position is based across multiple locations in Kent, working Monday to Friday, with some potential evening and weekend responsibilities. Applications open until September 30, 2025.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and effective patient care skills.
• Experience in a clinical leadership role.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Matron in service delivery and governance.
• Manage clinical teams and performance issues.
• Lead staff training and development initiatives.
• Identify and report clinical and non-clinical risks.

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse within Outpatients at the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate and Buckland Hospital, Dover.

Outpatients services are delivered across multiple locations including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, William Harvey Hospital Ashford, Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Buckland Hospital Dover, Royal Victoria Hospital Folkestone and Estuary View.

The Junior Sister role is the key supporting function to the Senior Sister to enable the optimal care of our outpatients and to the Trust. The delivery of a high, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation.

Outpatients Services are delivered between 8am and 6.30pm Monday – Friday, but there may be in the future requirements to support evening and weekend clinics.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Matron in service delivery, including clinical governance, financial delivery and managerial leadership.
• Manage clinical teams, including performance and sickness absence management; report clinical and non-clinical risk to the Outpatient Senior Matron within the Care Group Clinical governance framework.
• Ensure effective policies and process management in all aspects related to clinical areas.
• Lead staff training and development to establish highly motivated, well trained teams.
• Identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk issues, reporting to the Senior Sister and other senior staff.