Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust in London as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, leading and supporting a dedicated team in providing high standards of compassionate care. This role offers development opportunities in leadership and nursing, providing vital outpatient services within a supportive environment. Enjoy flexible hours, generous benefits, and extensive training opportunities as you advance your career in healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Advanced training

Qualifications

• Good communication skills to develop and maintain services.
• Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.
• Ability to support services during medical emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills as a positive role model and mentor.
• Manage unwell patients across all specialties.
• Provide simulation training for CDC services.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Job description

The post holder will be part of the Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurses team, providing strong senior leadership and working closely with the Sister/Charge Nurse. The role involves working on a rota over 7 days, from 8am to 8pm.

We are a well-led team committed to delivering safe, compassionate, and world-class care that we would want for ourselves or loved ones.

This position offers leadership opportunities combined with senior nurse mentorship, and the chance to provide outpatient nursing across various specialties within a supportive CDC environment, supported by a strong multidisciplinary team.

The Post Holder Will Be Expected To:

• Develop skills as a positive role model, reflect on practice, and be willing to develop leadership and management skills with support and guidance.
• Possess good communication skills to work closely with individuals and teams to develop and maintain services.
• Be dedicated to providing high standards of service with flexibility to cover service needs to ensure success and fulfillment.
• Demonstrate evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.
• Support CDC services during medical emergencies, managing unwell patients across all specialties, including those affected by adverse reactions to contrast.
• Provide simulation training for CDC services in medical emergency scenarios.
• Be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care plans, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care for unwell patients or those with adverse contrast reactions.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Undertaking all nursing procedures as specified in Trust policies, ensuring adherence within your management responsibility, and contributing to the development of relevant clinical guidelines.
• Communicating with patients and significant others with empathy and reassurance regarding assessment and care.
• Providing psychological support to patients and carers in coping with their illness and treatment.
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure patients have access to timely, high-quality information about their diagnosis and actively participating in delivering this information.
• Ensuring patients leave the service in a timely manner and supporting those who experience delays.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and most innovative trusts, caring for over 1.6 million patients across three hospitals, treating more than 200,000 in A&E, delivering over 8,000 babies, and performing over 17 million tests annually.

Our size, scale, and influence offer unrivaled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach that accommodates your lifestyle. We provide flexible hours, generous benefits, and advanced training to help you advance your career.

For more information, please visit: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Tonderai Munyukwi
• Job Title: Senior Charge Nurse
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]

Availability for informal visits can be arranged Monday to Friday.