Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse SSSU

Job summary
Are you an experienced registered nurse ready to take the next step in your health care career?

An exciting opportunity of a Band 6 Junior sister/ Charge nurse position has come available within our Surgical Short Stay Unit.

This will be a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of surgical innovation while gaining experience across our established same-day surgery unit and wider clinical areas.

We are seeking for a flexible, motivated individual with a minimum of 3 years post-graduation experience within Surgical Division in an acute NHS setting. The person should also have excellent communication skills, demonstrable recent professional development and have mentorship/equivalent qualification, to apply for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Act as the nurse-in-charge of clinical shifts, leading the nursing team in the delivery of evidence-based patient centered care, which is of a high standard.
• Develop your clinical skills across a wide range of surgical specialties, including: Robotic Surgery, Gynae-Urology, Maxillofacial, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, and General Surgery.
• Assist Senior Sister in the management of the unit on a day to day basis by appropriate deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.
• Receive ongoing support for your professional development and career progression.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, safety, and excellence.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Details
Date posted: 15 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 384-AR-EMF20911
Job locations: The Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:

• To lead the nursing team in the provision of high quality, research based, nursing care that is patient and family focused.
• To act as a role model and expert practitioner.
• To manage the ward effectively and efficiently within allocated resources.
• To manage and facilitate the development of staff creating an effective team.
• To foster a multidisciplinary approach to patient care in line with Clinical Governance

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1 Clinical

• 1.1 To ensure high quality, research based, individualised patient care is maintained at all times.
• 1.2 To provide a problem solving approach to patient care
• 1.3 To ensure effective collaboration and discharge planning with all members of the multidisciplinary team and interested agencies
• 1.4 To act as a role model and expert practitioner at all times.
• 1.5 To work with Infection Control to monitor the ward environment to maintain and raise standards
• 1.6 To work with the Matron to ensure that clinical governance processes at ward level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care including use of Essence of Care Benchmarking.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse Part or 1 or 2
• Recent qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting
• Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past and proven experience
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent
• First degree or working towards

Desirable

• D32/33 [A1] Award
• Management qualification

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience at Band 6 or above within acute hospital setting
• Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility/competence
• Evidence of advanced sills in practice i.e. iv additives
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• Evidence of achievements in practice development and quality improvement projects
• Evidence of research based practice
• Evidence of changing practice and project management
• Proven record of managing staff and resources

Desirable

• Clinical audit
• Publication

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Sister
Anie Kurian
anie.kurian@nhs.net
01483571122