Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Mercer Ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurses who are looking to develop their nursing career to join Mercer Ward at Maidstone Hospital as a Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse., Outstanding communication skills, ability to lead and support the team along with use ofinitiative is essential within the role as is the desire to deliver safe and compassionate patient care.

Support of the clinical education team and a competency based induction program are available.

Internal rotation to night duty and a mixture of long days and short shifts are worked.

"Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible"

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic nurse with an interest in developing their leadership skills to join our existing team. We welcome applications from nurses that have at least 2 years acute hospital experience at a band 5 level, and with a keen interest in elderly care and the development of their professional nursing career., 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.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.