Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced Band 7 Senior Nurse to work within our PCN District Nursing teams. This is an exciting opportunity to support and develop a team of community nurses, working closely with specialist teams, GP's and social services to ensure the best possible care is provided to patients. This is a challenging and varied role which will require excellent organisational and communication skills

Sutton Health and Care is a pioneering partnership made up of the GP federation in Sutton, the London Borough of Sutton, South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust and Epsom and St Helier hospitals. Working together, we provide community services in Sutton, caring for adults in their own homes across the borough, providing children's community health services, and sexual health services. The pioneering partnership of Sutton Health and Care is truly exciting, and together, we can achieve more for the people we care for.

Previous applicants need not to reapply.

Main duties of the job

Provide strong leadership to a team of community nurses.

Demonstrate clinical expertise and work as a professional role model to all staff.

Provide support and an appropriate learning environment for both pre and post registration students as required.

Responsible for planning to ensure an appropriate skills mix to cover workload and to proactively identify any resolve workforce issues.

Have the ability to negotiate and work effectively across all agencies for the maximum effectiveness of care.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.