Junior Sister Critical Care

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; On-site; ZAR 896 000 - 1 233 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust is seeking a Junior Sister in Critical Care to join their dynamic team in Margate. The role requires a minimum of 3 years experience at Band 5 level in critical care and a proactive approach to nursing. You will support staff in maintaining clinical standards and deliver patient-focused care. The position offers excellent development opportunities and is ideal for someone ready to take on a leadership role in a busy, mixed-level unit. Join us in making a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Excellent development and educational opportunities

Support for career advancement

Dynamic, supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years working in acute care environment with some experience of leadership.
• 3 years Band 5 experience in a critical care setting.
• Experience working as a clinical leader.

Responsibilities

• Act and support the large workforce in maintaining high clinical standards.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Oversee the delivery of patient-focused care.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Communication and influencing skills

Teaching skills

Intermediate Life Support provider

Education

Registered General Nurse Degree in Nursing or equivalent

Adult critical care qualification

Master degree or working towards

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister Critical Care

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We have a fantastic career opportunity in forward thinking critical care environment.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse position within the Critical Care department at The QEQM Hospital Margate.

We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of holistic care. This is reflected in our CQC reports, ICNARC data, performance metrics and feedback from patients, relatives and visitors to our unit.

We have a busy, mixed level unit admitting emergency and elective patients from a variety of specialities.

We are a friendly, supportive and dynamic team with a strong commitment to professional development. Critical Care is fully committed to audit, research and forward thinking this provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking enthusiastic, energetic, innovative and self‑motivated sister/charge nurse to join our well established and diverse team. You will be expected to act and support our large workforce, to set and maintain the high clinical standards we all aspire to. The ideal candidate will have had minimum 3 years as a Band 5 within critical care and have the critical care course. You will need to demonstrate a pro‑active and adaptive approach to support the ward managers and staff. You will need a positive mind‑set and hold an interest in working within a fast‑moving unit. The candidate must be an effective communicator, who can demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to work under pressure, managing staff and delivering patient focused care. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required.

There are excellent development and educational opportunities. This will help develop the right skills, the right set of behaviours and culture in order for us to motivate and engage our colleagues.

At EKHUFT the learning and development team for the trust, support through each step of their journey, from the first management role and beyond.

We will offer both classroom based learning and bespoke advice.

Applicants must have:

• Extensive clinical leadership/team management experience
• Expert skills in caring for both Level 2 and Level 3 patients
• A Degree or equivalent level of education and experience

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Governance

• Experience in audit
• Knowledge of current NHS priorities
• Participation in link groups or research

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse Degree in Nursing or working towards degree or equivalent
• 3 years Band 5 experience in a critical care setting
• Adult critical care qualification preparation of mentor or practical assessor
• Master degree or working towards

Skills and experience

• Minimum of 5 years working in acute care environment with some experience of leadership
• Clinical assessment skills communication and influencing skills
• Experience working as a clinical leader
• Teaching skills
• Intermediate Life Support provider.
• Knowledge of bed management

Personal and professional attributes

• Involvement in quality improvement projects
• Role model trust values at all times
• Experience in delivery in education or training

Other

• Knowledge of local quality improvement initiatives
• Awareness of and adherence to the organisation's vision, mission and values
• Knowledge of best practice, key issues and developments in the programme

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust