Sister / charge nurse - outpatients - sevenoaks an

Locations: Sevenoaks Medical Centre, Sevenoaks & Royal Tunbridge Wells Clinic, Tunbridge Wells

Contract: Permanent full time (40 Hours per Week)

Shifts: Monday – Saturday 8am – 8pm on a rota basis (1 Saturday in 4).

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse ready to lead in a dynamic outpatient environment? Do you have the passion to deliver exceptional patient experience and inspire high-performing teams? Can you champion clinical excellence while driving innovation and service improvement? KIMS Hospital are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Outpatient Sister / Charge Nurse to support and lead our outpatient teams in delivering safe, caring, effective, responsive, and well-led patient care.

You will play a key leadership role in delivering the clinical strategy, supporting the day-to-day operational management of outpatient services, and ensuring an outstanding patient experience. Working closely with the Centre Manager, Chief Nurse, and Consultants, you will contribute to strategic development while maintaining the highest standards of clinical care and governance.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and support the day-to-day operational management of the outpatient department, ensuring safe and effective service delivery.
• Lead, inspire, and develop the outpatient nursing team through strong leadership, and training.
• Champion and enhance patient experience, ensuring consistently high standards of care, communication, and engagement.
• Drive clinical governance, compliance, and quality improvement, ensuring readiness for regulatory inspections (including CQC).
• Contribute to service development, innovation, and strategic planning, supporting continuous improvement and efficiency.

Person Specification

• Be a Registered Adult Nurse
• Have significant post-registration clinical experience in an outpatient clinic or hospital environment.
• Have experience working at a senior level within an outpatient setting.
• Have strong knowledge of clinical governance and proven leadership ability
• Hold a Paediatric Nursing Qualification
• Hold a mentorship qualification.
• Have experience in change management and service improvement initiatives

Benefits

• 33 Days annual leave plus extra time off for your birthday
• Free secure staff parking
• Private health insurance
• Life assurance
• Up to 40% off some of KIMS Hospital services
• Employee Assistance Platform
• Retail discounts and cashback
• Discounted gym membership
• Free eye test

KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

Any offers of employment made by KIMS Hospital for this/these position(s) will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service. Information about the DBS checks can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

If you have any queries, please call Diane on 01622 237634 or email your recruitment@kims.org.uk.