Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS organization in the UK seeks a proactive and influential clinical leader for its Cancer Assessment Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing patient care, leading a team of nurses, and ensuring high standards of service. Required qualifications include a degree in nursing and current UK NMC registration, along with experience in oncology nursing. This role emphasizes patient experience and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Current UK professional registration (NMC) as an oncology nurse.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Ability to lead a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management for nursing staff.
• Ensure high standards of patient care and experience.
• Lead and mentor the nursing team in a busy unit.

Skills

Expert clinical leadership

Management skills

Team leadership

Oncology nursing experience

Effective communication

Education

Degree in nursing

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and influential clinical leader to take responsibility for the effective day‑to‑day organisation and delivery of patient care in our busy Cancer Assessment Unit and Cancer Telephone Triage Hotline service. You will provide the highest standard of holistic patient care in conjunction with the inter‑professional team, acting as a professional role model & clinical teacher.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing expert clinical leadership and management for nursing and associated staff.
• Ensuring high standards of care are monitored and promoted, and patient experience is central to decision‑making.
• Mentoring supervising staff, participating in the education and training of the nursing team.
• Acting as a proficient practitioner & a resource to other clinical areas for your specialist knowledge.
• Leading the team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe, effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment Unit (CAU) in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high‑quality service to patients.
• Having overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service, ensuring it is adequately resourced, and auditing the service provided.

About You

You will be an experienced oncology nurse with current UK professional registration (NMC) and a wide range of managerial skills. Educated to degree level you will have evidence of continued professional development &a passion for the patient experience. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate the ability to lead a team effectively, uphold our “WeCare” values, and contribute to our ambition for excellence.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading provider of health care. The group of hospitals is entering an exciting new era on its improvement journey towards becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted itself out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we continually strive 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. 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.

Legal and Equal Opportunities Information

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. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle‑to‑work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.