Job Overview Location: Frimley Park Hospital Specialties Covered: Vascular, Upper GI, Urology, Colorectal and General Surgery An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Sister to lead Ward F7 at Frimley Park Hospital. Ward F7 is a busy and diverse elective surgical ward delivering high-quality care across a wide range of specialties. We are seeking a motivated, resilient, and forward-thinking nurse leader who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care and developing high-performing teams. As Senior Sister, you will provide strong clinical and operational leadership, taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the ward and ensuring consistently high standards of care, safety, and patient experience. You will be a visible and approachable leader, supporting and inspiring your team, role-modelling best practice, and embedding the Trust’s values in everything you do. Key Responsibilities Include Providing clear, compassionate, and effective leadership to nursing staff within a fast-paced surgical environment Championing high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care, ensuring excellent outcomes and experiences Overseeing operational management of the ward, including staffing, patient flow, and effective use of resources Supporting staff development through coaching, mentorship, and performance management Upholding and modelling Trust values, constructively challenging poor practice and celebrating team achievements Participating in the Senior Duty Nurse rota, contributing to Trust-wide leadership and patient safety This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse who demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills, thrives under pressure, and is committed to continuous improvement and service excellence within surgical nursing. Main duties of the job This role requires close working relationships with a wide range of the multi-disciplinary/speciality teams, the Consultants, Heads of Nursing, Matrons, Ward Managers and the Clinical Site Management team. To succeed in this role, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to have the ability to deal with challenging situations in a fast-paced environment in a professional and calm manner. You must have a proven ability in supervising, managing and controlling the activities of a unit in an effective and efficient manner. You will be a clinical role model and have a willingness to develop the team as well as your own professional growth. You will have excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike. You must have recent experience of working in a senior nurse role within Vascular, UGI, Colorectal, Urology and General Surgery and must be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills in caring for patients, including acutely unwell and deteriorating patients. You will be knowledgeable regarding the speciality, plus fully understand governance and its importance in promoting and maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff and proactively monitor and feedback compliance. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered Nurse with NMC registration Mentorship programme /equivalent course Post registration continual professional development qualification. Education to Diploma/Degree level. Desirable criteria Successful completion of a leadership and development programme Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria Leadership skills, ability to motivate, build and lead team. Appropriate advanced nursing skills to care for Orthopaedic patients. Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance (Risk Management & audit) Awareness of current professional nursing issues. Evidence of effective change management skills. Desirable criteria Advanced IT skills, experience with electronic patient records. Experience Essential criteria Relevant level of experience as a Band 6 in a surgical ward. Proven leadership and organisational skills, utilising own initiative in prioritising and decision making as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrable experience at senior level within surgical ward environment. Desirable criteria Experience of change management/ completion of yellow belt. Experience of recruitment and selection process. Evidence of clinical competence in area of Vascular, Colorectal, UGI, Urology and General Surgery. Effective teaching and presentation skills. Experience in budgetary management. Experience in managing a clinical area. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care. Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together. Apply online now