Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to work under the General and Emergency Team based at Frimley Park Hospital, within our Main Theatres Department.

If you are a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse with experience or an experienced Band 5 and are looking to develop and further your career in clinical leadership and management, as well as honing your skills to scrub in for different sub-specialities, then we would love to hear from you.

We offer the successful candidates full support and are committed to personal and professional development with the help of our dedicated practice development team and team leaders.

Be part of our General and Speciality team for an amazing opportunity for your personal and career development!

Main duties of the job

The department is looking for an enthusiastic leader to operationally support the specialist teams inclusive of CEPOD, General, Obstetrics, Gynae, Upper G.I, Colorectal, Urology and Robotic Surgery. The team will be covering a 24/7 roster including nights, weekends and on calls with an expectation to deputise in the absence of a band 7 and coordinate the department out of hours.

You will be expected to use your excellent clinical skills supported through evidenced based knowledge and to actively contribute to service development, identifying opportunities across the perioperative pathway.

Mentoring and development of staff and their well being will be a high priority along with supporting senior management, roster management, sickness reviews, staff appraisals, mandatory and statutory training (MAST) management as well as supporting the departmental/ trust strategy. Your investment will ensure the delivery of high quality/ safe care for all our patients.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• For a full list of tasks and responsibilities associated with this role please refer to the job description/person specification attached.
• Person specification
• Qualification
• Essential criteria

• NMC/HCPC
• Diploma (HE) Operating Department Practice (or NVQ equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Leadership Course
• Nursing/ Perioperative degree or working towards a degree
• Formal mentorship / assessment qualification e.g. completion of the Trust associate mentorship programme.
• Academically accredited post registration qualification in Theatre/Perioperative Practice or relevant experience.

Professional experience

Essential criteria

• Own continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Relevant clinical experience in theatres.
• Ability to practice within more than one role of peri-operative practice
• Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues

Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills (verbal & written

Desirable criteria

• Ability to adapt to change within working situations

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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