Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Internal Only

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 31 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. We are looking for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse with an interest in acute orthopaedic trauma nursing and who is highly motivated and enthusiastic about providing the best possible care for our patients whilst sharing our vision and values in best practice., You will be responsible for managing and coordinating patient care on the ward, completing thorough nursing assessments, patient feedback surveys, participating in audits as well as supporting the Ward Manager with length of stay and delivering and improving the quality of care within the ward. We are a friendly, modern, forward thinking ward promoting evidence based high standards of patient care. The Orthopaedic Practice Development Team will also support your transition into your new role.

We require someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as an organised person with a positive attitude who is flexible and proactive. You should have excellent leadership skills and be a good role model as you will be required to lead junior members of the team., Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.