Senior Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £37,250 to £45,087 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37250 - £45087 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | Cranbrook, TN17 4AX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0100-2891 |
Summary
Purpose: To support the ward/department manager/sister with professional leadership and operational management, providing clinical expertise in planning and implementing high standards of patient-focussed care, following hospital policies, guidelines, and protocols. Providing advice and support for the Ward Team, assuming responsibility for the ward/department in the absence of the manager/sister. The post holder will: Provide outstanding nursing care and interventions to all patients accessing the service, ensuring all care areas are safe, fit for purpose and effectively maintained. Provide clinical, professional, and visible support to the Ward team and provide supervision and delegated line management to junior members of the team. Be responsible for the safe and effective day to day running of the Ward in the absence of the dept/ward manager/sister, ensuring all patient care areas and the ward environment is always safe. Support with the delivery of service provison in line with cost efficiency, planned activity and regulatory compliance with all policies, procedures & guidelines. Be a positive role model for staff and a patient advocate, ensuring a positive staff and patient experience. Provide support for ensuring all ward staff maintain competencies and training is achieved in accordance with all mandatory/statutory requirements. Be a Mentor for students and learners. Be a link nurse/assume responsibility for an area of practice (e.g. IP&C, Wound Care, Pain Management, H&S) Key Result Areas Be responsible for ensuring delivery of high standards of evidence-based care for all patients at all times. Be responsible for ensuring all patients have a care plan that is evaluated and current and patients records reflect accurately. Be responsible for ensuring all ward staff maintain the safe custody of medications and controlled drugs. Provide sound clinical knowledge and information for staff, ensuring that all ward nursing and clinical practices are meeting the required standards. Support the delivery against the monthly departmental performance reviews/dashboard, and to inform/escalate priorities and performance management within the team Support with the management of the ward team, ensuring all staff are motivated and supported to achieve agreed objectives as set out in the staffs training/PDR plans. Provide mentoring to students and learners, fostering a positive and supportive experience. Support with monitoring all ward KPIs to ensure standards of care are monitored, evaluated and improvements are made. Promote reflective practice and learning, ensuring that training and development is supported, is evidence- based, is appropriate and is responsive to patient and service needs. Support with the achievement of financial and activity targets within the department, helping to ensure care and economy is always practised with all resources. Work within scope of practice always, seeking out learning and development opportunities that support the role. Be a positive role model for all staff, demonstrating high standards and supporting high morale within the team.