Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Critical Care

Bhrhospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Romford is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for its Critical Care unit. The successful candidate will provide leadership and support to nursing staff while ensuring high-quality patient care. This permanent, full-time position offers an annual salary range of £51,883 - £58,544 and a chance to impact healthcare delivery positively.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required with active status.
• Experience in audit and clinical trials preferred.
• Evidence of leadership in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and educational support to nursing staff.
• Oversee patient care ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Guide training for new employees and implement best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Assessment

Change Management

Education

Degree in health-related studies or management

NMC Registered Nurse

Intensive Care Course

Leadership course

Job description

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Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Critical Care

Band 7

Main area Intensive care unit Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 162-7107-KK-A

Site QH Jubilee ITU Town Romford Salary £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2025 23:59

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here

An exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior sister/charge nurse post has arisen in Jubilee ITU, Queens Hospital, Romford to join our 57-bedded Critical Care service based across two sites, which are Queens Hospital and King George's. Jubilee General Intensive Care Queens Site is looking for a band 7 nurse to provide professional leadership, educational support, and advice to our nursing workforce, drive developments in nursing practice to improve patient care and experience, and facilitate education and training for registered and non-registered nursing staff in our existing highly motivated teams.

The post holder will also be a line manager for a small team to facilitate sickness management, annual leave requirements, professional development with appraisals, and deputising for the deputy matron in any relevant areas for your team.

We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced nurses with a passion for delivering high-quality care in partnership with patients and their relatives, who are able to guide and lead others to also work with these standards in a permanent role.

You will be required to provide training and support to new staff members and guide individuals who require performance-related assistance.

You will be responsible for supporting changes in nursing practice, based on evidence, research, audit findings and best practice for ongoing quality improvement in Critical care services.

Main duties of the job

• You must be able to act as a role model, provide teaching and leadership support to the nursing team in the clinical area and work collaboratively within our multi-disciplinary team to demonstrate advanced clinical specialist skills 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).

As a senior member of staff you will be expected to deputise in the deputy matrons absence by leading by example, ensuring the safety of the unit, escaltion in the correct proceedings, audit compliance, bed coordinating and workforce management

• Co-ordinates patient care within Critical Care.
• Promote excellence in practice utilising the resources available cost effectively.
• Promotes & expedites quality issues relevant to the service.
• Act as a role model & provide specialist advice.
• Facilitate the professional development of the team.
• Promote good communication within the multidisciplinary team
• Supports the matron.
• Liaises with ward to ensure staffing & skill mix are adequate.
• Demonstrates cost effective resource management.
• Participate in audit data collection
• Develop team ensuring team members have excellent knowledge and guidance to deliver excellent patient care

Working for our organisation

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 Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.

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 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.

Detailed job description and main 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, Re-cruitment 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

• NMC Registered Nurse with active registration
• Intensive Care Course
• Degree in health-related studies or management or equivalent experience
• Leadership course or equivalent
• Cannulation

Skills/ Abilities

• Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan and manage care for individual patients
• • Understand change management and ability to implement change in clinical area

Personal Qualities

• Committed to professional and personal development

Experience / Knowledge

• Experience of audit and Previous experience working within clinical trials
• Evidence of leadership in clinical practice

Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.

We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.

All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you canprovide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.

All correspondence regarding this application will be by e-mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.

Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.

In line with UKVI guidelines and due to current financial constraints, BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e-cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job-share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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