Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Romford seeks a highly motivated Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the Gynaecology Outpatients team. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, management skills, and a compassionate approach to care. The role involves day-to-day management, mentoring nursing staff, and ensuring high-quality patient care. A Registered Nurse with significant experience and a focus on gynaecology is preferred. Salary ranges from £53,751 to £60,651 annually.

Benefits

Supportive leadership team

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of clinical and management experience at Band 6 level.
• Proven track record in leadership and team management.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and roster management.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and effective leadership within the Gynaecology Outpatient Department.
• Manage day-to-day operations and professional development of the nursing team.
• Lead service development initiatives and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership skills

Management through HR policies

Experience in outpatient settings

Knowledge in gynaecology specialty

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Leadership CPD

Job description

Overview

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 21 September 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Gynaecology Outpatients team located at King George and Queen's Hospital. You will need to be an experienced manager who provides strong and confident leadership to our team. The right candidate will need to clearly demonstrate visible, empathetic and kind leadership skills as well as a working knowledge of HR processes and roster management across both sites. You will need to have high standards of care as well as best interests for our team. In return for your leadership and support we offer excellent personal and professional development and a supportive leadership team to ensure you succeed in your role.

Main duties of the job

You will provide visible, compassionate, and effective leadership within our Gynaecology Outpatient Department—a busy and dynamic unit operating across both King George Hospital (Laurel) and Queen’s Hospital. This pivotal role ensures the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across a range of specialist clinics.

Working closely with the Lead Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Pre-Assessment team, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and professional development of the nursing team. You will be expected to demonstrate kind, fair, and inclusive leadership, promoting a culture of respect, safety, and continuous improvement.

This role requires a high level of professional autonomy and a sound understanding of local policies, clinical guidelines, and governance frameworks. You will take an active leadership role in service development initiatives, quality improvement projects, and support ongoing staff development through effective mentorship, regular appraisals, and performance review processes.

Your presence will reflect the Trust’s values in action—ensuring patients receive safe, compassionate, and high-standard care while empowering staff to thrive in a positive and supportive environment.

About us

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better, and our improvements 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, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

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.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 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.

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.

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 KeKe Igere, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5208. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC with significant clinical and management experience of 3 years minimum at B6 level
• Leadership CPD

Experience / Knowledge

• Experience in sickness management, management through HR related policies, appraisals and health roster management
• Previous experience of working clinically in outpatient setting
• Experience within gynaecology specialty

Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrates confident leadership skills amongst the MDT team

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inclusive