Company: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Apply for the Junior sister – SAU

Location: Bath

Job Description:

This role is internal only.

Job Overview

This role is internal only.

The Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) is a busy and dynamic 16-bedded ward providing specialist care for patients requiring general surgery, ENT and urology services. In addition, the team delivers a Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, comprising a dedicated waiting area and eleven treatment trolleys, supporting patients who can be assessed and treated without the need for an overnight stay.Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, SAU offers a fast-paced and rewarding environment where multidisciplinary teams work closely together to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team committed to providing an excellent patient experience and delivering the highest standards of care.

Main duties of the job

To maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing incorporating the Named Nurse initiative.
To co-ordinate the ward liaising with site team, bed managers, Emergency department and the on-call team.
To proactively co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with RUH Discharge Policy ensuring involvement of other agencies as necessary.
To proactively facilitate the flow of patients out of the Emergency from SAU to other wards when beds are allocated.
To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals.
To provide information thus enabling patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle.
To ensure that all clinical documentation is completed correctly by members of the … nursing team.
To maintain a safe ward/department environment.
To assist in the establishment and monitoring of protocols/care pathways.
To promote and maintain effective communication within the ward/department, GPs and community staff and other hospitals with regard to ongoing patient care.
To maintain patient confidentiality and ensure all staff understand the relevance of this.
To supervise junior staff in the delivery of care, through effective monitoring, mentoring, clinical supervision and reflective practice.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To assist in promoting and maintaining an effective learning environment for staff, acting as a facilitator in the supervision and teaching of staff.
To ensure that all new starters complete the Trust induction programme.
To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC revalidation requirements and to maintain a professional profile and Personal Development Programme.
To participate in the appraisal of staff at least annually, addressing development needs and monitoring performance.
To assist in establishing programmes of clinical supervision as appropriate.
To work with the ward team, Clinical Manager and Practice Development Department in developing and implementing nursing practice.
To participate in the recruitment and selection process, working positively towards retention of staff.

Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

Band six job description SAU (PDF, 333.3KB)
Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sophie Boorman & Hannah Walton

Job title Senior Sisters

Email address sophie.boorman2@nhs.net

Telephone number 01225825652

Additional information

saumanagement@nhs.net

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Posted: October 24th, 2026