Are you an enthusiastic and innovative paediatric nurse who is passionate about leading a team of highly skilled staff within a high paced, Level 2 Neonatal Special Care and Transitional Care Unit?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to come and join our friendly, passionate and dedicated neonatal team at East Surrey Hospital. We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Senior Sister / Charge Nurse to lead on developing and improving the special care and transitional service, by creating and embedding our vision for a seamless journey through our services to discharge with a strong focus on Family Integrated Care. The post holder will develop our current nursing and care staff as well as providing a vital role in leading our BFI and developmental care strategy.
If you are interested in working with our CQC rated Outstanding service and making a difference to the lives of the babies and diverse families we support, then come and join our team!
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:
1. Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
2. National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
3. We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital
Redhill
RH1 5RH
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