Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse at the Royal London Hospital. The role involves leading a dynamic team in a busy surgical ward, ensuring high standards of patient care and supporting the professional development of staff. Ideal candidates will have a strong nursing background and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year recent experience within the specialities.

Responsibilities

• Management of clinical areas including assessment and evaluation of care.
• Deputize for senior charge nurse/sister when necessary.
• Ensure high standards of care and accurate record keeping.

Skills

Intravenous accreditation

Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively

Demonstrate skills in ward management

Education

Bsc or working towards

Registered Nurse

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Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job overview

Exciting opportunities have arisen at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust for dynamic, innovative, committed and highly skilled individuals to assist in the leadership of 3D ward at the Royal London.

You will be a Registered Nurse with demonstrable commitment to your own professional development and experience of running in a busy shift in 3D/Admission and DSU. Previous experience of supervising and leading a team is desirable. You will be committed to developing professional competence and helping to build skills portfolios through experiential learning and education to maximize career prospects of each team member.

3D ward at Royal London Hospital cover a diverse range of all elective oncology patients in a variety of specialties.

Main duties of the job

The junior sister/charge nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of clinical areas include The junior sister/charge nurse has delegated responsibility for the management of clinical areas including assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care and the setting of standards on a shift. To deputize for the senior charge nurse/senior sister in his or her absence when necessary.

To ensure continuity and high standards of care including sharing ideas, information and feedback in order to empower patients and members of the interdisciplinary team.

To take proactive role in producing accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Doing assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care and the setting of standards on a shift. To deputize for the senior charge nurse/senior sister in his or her absence when necessary.

To ensure continuity and high standards of care including sharing ideas, information and feedback in order to empower patients and members of the interdisciplinary team.

To take proactive role in producing accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

3D is an exciting and varied purpose build unit which cares for patients with a range of surgical conditions. This department comprises of four different areas where staff are rotated, they are:

Day Surgery Admission unit

The unit admits and prepares all range of elective surgical, agreed emergencies and Trauma patients. It is a fast paced unit that prepares between sixty to seventy patients per day, this unit work closely with theatre and the Interventional Radiology department.

Day Surgery Unit

The unit cares for patients who have undergone a range of surgical procedures, including general surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology and maxillo facial surgery. This unit have a maximum of four hours recovery time due to fast pace and the vast number of patients going through the unit.

3D Ward

3D ward provides care for patients undergoing or have undergone a range of surgical procedures, including general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, dermatology, ENT and maxillo facial surgery. It has 46 beds and is intended elective oncology surgical patients with a maximum length of stay of seven days. It is a dynamic and well led unit run by a highly focused and friendly team of experienced nurses.

Mile End Day Surgery Unit

Mile End Day Surgery Unit was set up to care for patients undergoing pain injection, who are able to tolerate Topical / Block Anaesthesia.

If you are keen to gain a wide range of nursing experience within 3D ward with a range of clinical conditions then this area is for you.

The environment offers excellent opportunities to expand your experience in surgical nursing and provides experience in treating a wide range of surgical conditions.

The team structure brings together a wide range of experience including Senior Sister, an extended nursing team including Band 6s, band 5s and healthcare support workers. As a Band 6 nurse, you will be responsible for providing the high quality, individualised and holistic patient care. This will include assessment, planning and implementation of care working within the multidisciplinary team. You will be encouraged to practice autonomously as a member of the surgical team

We also offer a structured programme underpinned by workplace competency assessments and activities that will guide you achieve your own personal and professional learning needs.

Whatever your future career goals, this department provides a fantastic opportunity to gain invaluable clinical experience in a large teaching Hospital.

Person specification

Experience

• Post registration experience including a minimum of 1 year recent experience within the specialities

Skills

• Intravenous accreditation
• Moving and Handling
• Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
• Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
• Demonstrate skills in ward management
• Ability to carry out essential and appropriate nursing care and procedures
• Demonstrate awareness of the nursing care needed by Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
• Ability to monitor the quality of own work and others
• Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
• Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Is aware of how to identify and reduce risks with regards to health and wellbeing
• Bsc or working towards

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Specialist course (or experience) in Surgical nursing for experienced nurses
• Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent