Sister/Charge Nurse - Smallfield
The closing date is 01 August 2025
Job summary
Do you want to be involved in the ongoing development of our General Internal Medical Wards (GIM) in achieving high quality care and in a fast paced environment? Then look no further, we are looking for a Band 6 to join our energetic team.
This post offers excellent opportunities to develop your education and managerial skills and responsibilities whilst maintaining clinical expertise. If you have a desire to extend your knowledge and skills in this area, and to help ensure that our patients receive the highest standard of care while helping to support and develop the ward team, we would like to hear from you.
You should have a minimum of 2 years' experience at band 5 which should be in an acute setting. Good written and verbal communication skills along with knowledge of IT systems are also required. You should also be a hard-working, assertive and motivated professional.
Smallfield is a 24-bed general medical ward. The successful applicant will be required to coordinate the ward on a day-to-day basis and should therefore have the ability to organize and prioritise their workload, and that of others, use their initiative and be able to solve problems and contribute new ideas within a multi-disciplinary team. They will deputize for the Ward Manager in their absence and will also supervise other members of staff in order to maintain high standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
- We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
- Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
- Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year plus high cost allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
326-7348818-NM
Job locations
East Surrey hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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