Senior Charge Nurse – HDU/CCU, Critical Care

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse to join the Adult Critical Care Unit (HDU). The post requires leading a fast-paced HDU with complex cardiothoracic and critical care cases and providing professional nursing leadership across the unit.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, oversee patient care pathways, and contribute to service development, audits, and research within a world-class critical care environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work a mixture of long days, bank holidays and nights.
• Strong clinical background and well-developed leadership skills.
• Provide professional nursing leadership and clinical oversight across HDU and related services.
• Mentorship and supervision, education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage staff within HDU/critical care.
• Coordinate patient pathways and ensure high standards of care.
• Provide guidance to patients, families and multidisciplinary team.
• Act as professional role model and clinical teacher in HDU/critical care.
• Take charge of the High Dependency Unit as required and liaise with Matron.

Job description

St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse to join the Adult Critical Care Unit (HDU). The post requires leading a fast-paced HDU with complex cardiothoracic and critical care cases and providing professional nursing leadership across the unit.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, oversee patient care pathways, and contribute to service development, audits, and research within a world-class critical care environment.