Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, weekends and nights)
- Job ref
- 343-8195474-RB-SK-A
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £45,953 - £54,254 pro rata per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/10/2026
Employer heading
Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
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.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good basic education
- Experience in caring for haematology patients or acutely unwell patients
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance programmes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal, and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to develop own practice
- Cannulation, phlebotomy
Desirable criteria
- Venesection skills
personal
Essential criteria
- Motivated and enthusiastic
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma in Nursing
- Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Degree or working towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Valerie Bumatay
- Job title
- C6 Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082962633
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