# Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Blyth Ward

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
- **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:33:37.491Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston_Upon_Thames/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Junior_SisterCharge_Nurse/Junior_SisterCharge_Nurse-v8134162
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8134162?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for managing the day to day clinical activities carried out on the ward. The role will hold key responsibility for shift management and ensuring appropriate staff and skill mix across the ward on a daily basis to ensure excellent delivery of patient care. The post holder will act as a role model for junior members of the team in the delivery of high standards of nursing care. The post holder will be a bleep holder and be expected to deal with complaints and queries from staff, patients and relatives. The post holder will also be expected to deputise for the supervisory ward Sister/Charge Nurse during episodes of absence.

### Main duties of the job

Blyth Ward is looking for a dynamic, dedicated, and hardworking experienced trained nurse to develop into the role of Junior Sister or Charge Nurse. You will be expected to provide high quality patient care, support and supervise ward staff and take charge of the ward in the absence of the Senior Sister.

A passion for elderly care is essential.

This role will give you the opportunity to develop both your clinical and managerial knowledge and skills.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information to patients and relatives using empathy and reassurance, gain co-operation where required and overcome barriers to understanding
- Excellent clinical skills

**Desirable**

- Phlebotomy and cannulation skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Up to date specialist and professional knowledge

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant years of Band 5 Staff Nurse experience

**Desirable**

- Experience working in an elderly care setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse

**Desirable**

- Relevant post registration course

## Documents

- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 482.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475431)

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