Senior Registered Nurse - Orthopaedics / Surgical Ward

Horder Healthcare; Waldron; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Horder Centre in Crowborough is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to join our inpatient team on Dufferin Ward. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced nurse with strong orthopaedic and surgical care skills.

You will mentor the team, support the Ward Sister, ensure high standards of patient care, and help drive service improvements in a busy, award‑winning environment. Flexible shift work is required.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse (RGN) with at least 2 years' post-registration experience.
• UK-based Orthopaedic or surgical nursing experience is highly desirable.
• Hold a recognised mentorship/PS/PA qualification (or willing to obtain).
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, prioritise workloads, and manage shift operations.
• A passionate and empathetic professional, committed to patient-centred care.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and eager to develop both clinically and professionally.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to support both patients and colleagues.
• Aligned with our values of Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity and Pride.

Responsibilities

• Leads shifts and supervises the multidisciplinary team.
• Acts as a clinical escalation point and supports junior staff.
• Takes responsibility for operational efficiency during out-of-hours periods.
• Drives quality improvement through audits and governance initiatives.
• Plays an active role in service development, mentoring, and change management.

Skills

Leadership

Orthopaedic nursing

Mentorship experience

Communication

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (RGN)

Job description

Description

We are seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to join our dynamic inpatient team on Dufferin Ward at The Horder Centre. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for a passionate nurse with strong clinical expertise, particularly in orthopaedics, and a desire to contribute to exceptional patient care in an award-winning, supportive environment.

Acting as a clinical role model, mentor, and leader, you will support the Ward Sister and wider team in maintaining exceptional standards of patient care, ensuring smooth daily operations, and contributing to the continuous development of the service.

This position includes shift-based work (days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays) and is ideal for an experienced, proactive nurse with a strong background in orthopaedics or surgical care, looking to step into or continue in a leadership role.

What sets you apart?

A Senior Registered Nurse brings advanced clinical expertise, proven leadership, and a proactive approach to improving service delivery. Unlike a general Registered Nurse, a Senior Nurse:

• Leads shifts and supervises the multidisciplinary team.
• Acts as a clinical escalation point and supports junior staff.
• Takes responsibility for operational efficiency during out-of-hours periods.
• Drives quality improvement through audits and governance initiatives.
• Plays an active role in service development, mentoring, and change management.

About you:

• NMC Registered Nurse (RGN) with at least 2 years' post-registration experience.
• UK-Based Orthopaedic or surgical nursing experience is highly desirable.
• Hold a recognised mentorship/PS/PA qualification (or willing to obtain).
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team, prioritise workloads, and manage shift operations.
• A passionate and empathetic professional, committed to patient-centred care.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and eager to develop both clinically and professionally.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to support both patients and colleagues.
• Aligned with our values of Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity and Pride.

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (37.5 hours/week, internal rotation)
Salary: Up to £46,410.00 per annum (inclusive of enhancements and dependant on experience)

Right to Work in UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.