Sister / Charge Nurse, PERRT

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks a Sister / Charge Nurse for the PERRT Band 7 role, focused on critical care and advanced practice. Ideal candidates should have significant ICU experience and demonstrate strong leadership skills. This role offers the chance to develop professionally with ample support for further education and training. Attractive salary from £56,276 to £63,176 per annum along with a commitment to sustainability and patient care.

Benefits

Advanced life support courses

MSc ACP support at City, University of London

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant experience in intensive care nursing.
• Experience of working within a critical care outreach team.
• Evidence of leadership and management development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients under PERRT review.
• Respond to emergency calls across the site.
• Support junior staff and facilitate learning.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

RGN or equivalent professional qualification

Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)

Mentorship/teaching course

Job description

Overview

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sister / Charge Nurse, PERRT

The closing date is 26 October 2025

The PERRT Band 7 role is suitable for nurses with significant experience in intensive care and in critical care outreach, and who wish to develop further in the four pillars of advanced practice.

If you are driven by values that align with those of UCLH, and are motivated to improve outcomes for deteriorating patients, then this might well be the perfect job for you.

PERRT at UCLH is a 24/7 nursing service, that provides leadership and hands on clinical response to deteriorating patients and supports the staff caring for them.

This is not an easy role, and there are many challenges which will help you grow and develop personally and professionally.

All our staff are supported to undertake advanced life support courses (adult and paediatric), and a level 7 advanced physical assessment module within the first 6-12 months of starting in role.

PERRT staff are supported to undertake the MSc ACP at City, University of London. Non- medical prescribers are supported by our critical care PERRT medical consultant.

Our recruitment process is designed so that you have the opportunity to best demonstrate your skills and expertise.

If you do not have all the essential criteria for PERRT band 7, consider contacting us about options for a band 6 development role. (note that you must already have significant intensive care nursing experience as a minimum for the band 6 role).

Main duties of the job

A typical shift includes assessment of patients already under PERRT review, responding to 2222 calls across the site, delivery of resuscitation training, reflective learning from events, supporting junior PERRT colleagues, assessing and managing risks, liaising with numerous MDT colleagues, and enjoying the challenges and learning that are inherent in the role.

The PERRT role provides opportunity to develop in all 4 pillars of the advanced practice framework, and we work closely with our academic partners. We are fortunate to have a senior lecturer in advanced practice in an honorary nurse consultant position with PERRT. Our clinical academic partnership is further strengthened with our senior nurses are honorary lecturers at City, University of London.

In addition to the RCUK and ALSG life support courses we also deliver courses developed locally from the ground up, such as the MERRT course for our dental colleagues, and the enhanced care QiS (accredited at level 7) for our non-ICU nursing colleagues.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women\'s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
• Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
• Recognised mentorship/ teaching course
• Evidence of leadership and management development
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider or equivalent
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor or equivalent
• Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity
• Masters degree or on Masters pathway or willingness to undertake
• Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider or equivalent
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working within a critical care outreach team
• Experience of \'learning from events\' understanding of risk management/ governance, investigating incidents, PSIRF framework.
• Understanding of risk management/ governance issues related to resuscitation / deteriorating patients\' practices
• Experience of teaching MDT and responding to learners\' individual needs.
• Significant experience of working as a band 6 within a Critical Care level 3 service
• Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
• Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
• Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
• Experience of working within a resuscitation training service
• Evidence of guideline / policy Development
• Participation in quality improvement, research and audit projects, taking responsibility for completion of particular process or outcome measurements

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to competently manage a deteriorating patient/cardiac arrest clinical event.
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to articulate appropriate and relevant reasons for desire to work in this clinical area
• Able to communicate with all levels of Trust staff
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively in a team
• Presentation skills - ability to effectively present to small and large groups both in formal and informal settings
• Skills used to debrief team after Resuscitation attempts

Values

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

• Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
• Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
• Able to communicate effectively and sensitively: both verbally and in writing

Personal and People Development

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge, self-development and expertise in the specialty
• Reflective in Practice
• Cost effective with resources
• Efficiently manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Has an understanding of audit and risk assessments and contribute to the development of strategies
• Can translate national / local polices relating to health care delivery in to resuscitation practice
• Demonstrates awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
• Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
• Ability to effectively manage self
• Awareness of quality improvement, research and evidence - based practice
• Evidence of guideline / policy Development

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality )

Specific Requirements

• Flexible approach to work Patterns
• Physically able to attend cardiac arrest calls and assist as a member of the team
• Able to facilitate the safe moving of equipment for training such as manikins
• Good dexterity to carry out emergency procedures e.g. defibrillation, cannulation, arterial blood gas 'stab'
• Ability to work with electronic health record systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS