Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients Department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 326-7158596-AT
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crawley Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/05/2025
Employer heading

Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Crawley Outpatients
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Outpatient Department nursing team. You will be key to supporting our improvements as we move forward with different ways of working, for our patients requiring face to face and virtual consultation, first line investigations and on-going treatment.
The Outpatients department at Crawley Hospital has two departments covering both medical and surgical specialities including Ophthalmology, Urology, ENT, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Breast and Cardiology to name a few. There will be opportunity to develop clinical skills across all specialities and as part of SaSH can facilitate cross site learning
The successful applicant will be joining a team of dedicated skilled staff, which includes Health Care Assistants, Nurse Associates, Staff Nurse's, Sister's, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Senior Sisters.
The role is across site, working trust wide in collaboration with band 6 peer, Senior Sister, Matron and OPD Admin, ensuring supportive leadership, staff management whilst managing the delivery of the service. We are looking for enthusiasm, motivation, flexibility, hardworking, positive thinking whilst adhering to the Trust Values. The service may incorporate weekdays, evening and weekend working on a rota basis.
You will be an experienced registered nurse with a good understanding of the planning and delivery of person-centred care. Our aim is to ensure that all of our services are consistently accessibly and equitable.
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.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
criteria
Essential criteria
- • 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
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Powell
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01293 600300
- Additional information
Ext. 3743
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