Junior Sister

The post holder will provide high quality care and work towards developing and working within a cohesive multidisciplinary team. The expectations within this job description will be met through Leadership, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research. The post holder will also have the opportunity to develop skills towards attaining an Senior Sister/Charge Nurse post in the future if they so wish.

Junior Sister - EOC Theatres - Band 6

We are looking for experienced orthopaedic nurse in our theatre department either scrub or anaesthetic trained.

As a Centre of Excellence, we deliver 5200 operations a year, of which 3000 are joints, mainly hip and knee replacements. SWLEOC is recognised as the largest joint replacement centre in the UK, and one of the largest in Europe. Other sub-specialities include soft tissue/sports injuries, foot and ankle, shoulders and spines.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the regions most experienced orthopaedic consultants, covering a varied and diverse caseload. In house training is available to allow you to broaden your experience and support professional development. SWLEOC is a very successful profit making organisation, with four partnership Trusts. In 2018/19, we made £1.7 million profit, and for 2019/20, our target is £2.5 million.

We were awarded the “Outstanding” rating by the CQC in 2015, and continue to strive for the best experience for our patients and staff. Respect is a core value of our host Trust, Epsom and St Helier, who pledge to create a kind, respectful workplace.

**Interview to be held on**: TBC

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

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