Senior Sister, Robin Smith Ward - Band 7
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/10/2026
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Role summary
An experienced and motivated Senior Sister is sought to lead Robin Smith Ward, a busy emergency and elective surgical ward. The role involves inspiring clinical leadership, ensuring high-quality patient care, and supporting staff development. The successful candidate will manage operational performance and deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to surgical patients. This is an opportunity for a forward-thinking nurse with excellent leadership skills.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage the day-to-day running of the surgical ward.
- Ensure safe, high-quality patient care and positive patient experience.
- Manage staffing, rostering, recruitment, performance and staff development.
- Lead on patient safety, clinical governance, risk and quality improvement.
- Support effective patient flow, bed management and timely discharges.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent patient outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Leadership experience/ Qualification
- Significant post registration experience within an acute surgical setting
- Experience of workforce management including rostering, sickness and performance management
- Excellent communication, organisational and decision making skills
- Significant band 6 experience within a clinical setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Sister, Robin Smith Ward - Band 7
The closing date is 14 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Sister to lead Robin Smith Ward, a busy and dynamic emergency and elective surgical ward. We are looking for an inspiring clinical leader with a passion for delivering high-quality patient care, supporting staff development, and driving continuous improvement. As Senior Sister, you will play a key role in leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team, managing operational performance, and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care to our surgical patients. If you are a forward-thinking nurse with excellent leadership skills and a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage the day-to-day running of the surgical ward.
- Ensure safe, high-quality patient care and positive patient experience.
- Manage staffing, rostering, recruitment, performance and staff development.
- Lead on patient safety, clinical governance, risk and quality improvement.
- Support effective patient flow, bed management and timely discharges.Investigate incidents and complaints and implement learning.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent patient outcomes.
- Ensure com
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