Band 6 Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join a dynamic team at a busy trauma center. This role offers the chance to lead a multi-disciplinary team while providing exceptional patient care. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing ward activities, demonstrating advanced clinical skills, and ensuring the highest standards of care. With a commitment to staff empowerment and professional development, this position promises a rewarding career in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse BSC level or equivalent work experience.
• Proven years post-registration experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide focused leadership and manage ward staff and activities.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills for patient-centered care.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Management

Education

Registered General Nurse BSC

Mentorship Programme

Communication Qualification

Job description

Job summary

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

Queens Hospital has easy access to local bus routes and Romford station. Romford station is part of the Elizabeth line and central London can be easily accessed within 30 minutes. Westfield Stratford is also easily accessible on the Elizabeth line within 20 minutes giving you access to over 250 shops, 70 restaurants alongside cinemas and a bowling alley. There is also a large football stadium within the Olympic park that also holds international artists concerts.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Sister/charge nurse to come and join Amber A team . The wards speciality base is trauma and orthopaedics Queens hospital is a centralised trauma centre with a reginal neuro unit, so it is a busy hospital and you will gain a lot of experience.

We are looking for highly motivated candidate to come and join our specialised team. Amber A are part of the surgical care group, and we believe in empowering our workforce and ensuring that your opinion is valued. We are looking for a candidate who have the patients' best interests at the heart of their daily care and are looking to join a successful muti-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To provide a focused leadership role and manage the staff and activities of the ward or clinical area as a ward based leader.

To act as a role model, provide leadership and co-ordinate the ward team in the clinical area.

To demonstrate advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised evidence based patient centred care while supervising the work of others (in line with local and national standards).

To be responsible for the ward/clinical area.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year Per annum Inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-7017-KK

Job locations

QH Amber Ward A

Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG

Romford

RM7 0AG

Job description Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Job description Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential

• Registered general nurse BSC level/ work experience equivalent

Desirable

• Mentorship programme
• Communication qualification

Experience/ Knowledge Essential

• Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments.
• Proven years post-registration experience and evidence of managing a team of staff.

Desirable

• Substantial experience within surgical

Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential

• Registered general nurse BSC level/ work experience equivalent

Desirable

• Mentorship programme
• Communication qualification

Experience/ Knowledge Essential

• Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments.
• Proven years post-registration experience and evidence of managing a team of staff.

Desirable

• Substantial experience within surgical

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

QH Amber Ward A

Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

QH Amber Ward A

Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)