Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as an experienced nurse in the Main Outpatient department, delivering high-quality care. This role demands strong leadership skills and a commitment to patient-centered initiatives, with opportunities for career development in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with degree-level education.
• Minimum of 4 years post-registration experience with team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support the senior nurse in professional role modeling and leadership.
• Ensure high-quality patient-centered care delivery.
• Lead on patient experience improvement strategies.

Skills

Advanced interpersonal skills

Effective time management

Change management

Education

Degree Level Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join Main Outpatient department at Charing Cross Hospital to support in delivering high quality care.

The successful applicant must be a driven individual focused on delivering patient centred care with a commitment to providing a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients accessing the service.

Understanding the need for change, you must be a flexible leader, open and be able to support and motivate your team. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your passion and drive for quality improvement. You will be able to promote your skills and experience in supporting and nurturing staff to deliver the highest quality of care.

We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with a passion for both patient care and the continual improvement of nursing standards. Evidence of team management is essential.

At Imperial, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people. You will be working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You will get an experience like no other and will fast-forward your career.

Main duties of the job
• To support the senior nurse in the provision of professional role modelling and leadership that inspires the professional development of nursing within outpatients
• To provide visible clinical leadership and authoritative presence, responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care.
• Ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• Support the outpatient improvement programme
• To ensure effective operational management of outpatient clinics to ensure standards are monitored and maintained /improved
• Work with the multi-professional team on patient pathway redesign to enhance the quality of the patient experience whilst reducing delays, and ensuring patient flows are managed within elective access targets
• Ensure local governance structures are in place and lead on delegated projects
• Lead on strategies to improve the patient experience across multidisciplinary groups within outpatients and the outpatient pathways including the conduction of discovery interviews

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse.
• Degree Level Education
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings
• Experience in change management Experience in project management

Desirable criteria

• Has attained a Degree in management/ professional nursing issues.
• Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum 4 years post registration experience with relevant experience of team leadership.
• Teaching experience.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Effective time management for self and others
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 422.0KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 304.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)