# Junior Sister

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Surrey County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Charge nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 31.88 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T07:50:49.800Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8318588
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Surrey Integrated Stroke Service

The Royal Surrey County Hospital has developed a new approach for stroke care in Surrey by working in partnership with a neighboring Trust. The patients will be nursed on a Stroke Unit with Stroke beds and early rehabilitation beds before discharge home with the support of the Community Stroke team or for discharge to a specialist rehab unit if required.

The patients will be reviewed by a stroke Consultant.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Junior Sister to join our friendly, motivated, highly effective and passionate multi-disciplinary team to help deliver a very high quality of care on this busy, stimulating and rewarding ward.

You will be supported by a team of experienced senior sisters, stroke coordinators, research nurse and specialist intensive care nurses for the very acutely ill patient.

You need to be well organised, approachable and confident to ensure that you are able to meet the daily demands of this diverse ward with both stroke and neurology patients. We are looking for a person who has the experience and ability to deputise for the senior sister and lead the ward team in a calm and confident manner.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from patient’s admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. As nurse in charge they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures maintaining associated records. They will manage, support and lead a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient-centred care, which is of a high standard. They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rota’s, recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times. The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Demonstrable experience within acute hospital setting
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence
- Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, cannulation and venepuncture
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Evidence of research based practice

**Desirable**

- Clinical audit
- Evidence in changing practice and project management

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
- Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years

**Desirable**

- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
- First degree
- D32/33 \[A1\]NVQ Assessors Award

## Documents

- [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442)
- [job description (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639902)
- [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284)

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