junior sister

junior sister

A nurse in the UK who is responsible for the daily operation of a ward in hospital, and may have specific responsibilities—e.g., rostering, as dictated by the ward manager. Junior sisters are in the middle of a ward’s heirarchy, with staff nurses on the bottom and senior sisters at the top.
Junior sisters are usually at pay band 6 (less commonly 7), which corresponds to F grade under the Whitley system, which was officially retired with the Agenda for Change system but is still used in the working parlance.