Sister / Charge Nurse, PERRT

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Band 7 Intensive Care Nurse to join their PERRT team. The role involves patient management, teaching resuscitation techniques, and supporting junior staff. Ideal candidates will have significant intensive care experience and a passion for clinical leadership. This full-time, permanent position offers competitive remuneration and the chance to develop skills in advanced practice within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Benefits

Support for advanced life support courses

Opportunities for further education such as MSc ACP

Qualifications

• Must have significant intensive care experience.
• Essential RGN registration.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring required.

Responsibilities

• Lead resuscitation training sessions and manage cardiac arrests.
• Conduct clinical assessments of deteriorating patients.
• Support junior PERRT colleagues in their roles.

Skills

Critical Care Experience

Teaching Skills

Risk Management

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Education

RGN or equivalent professional qualification

Honours degree in relevant subject

Advanced physical assessment course

Job description

Job Summary

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. 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 who are honorary lecturers at City, University of London. 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.

Main Duties

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. 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. Our recruitment process is designed so that you have the opportunity to best demonstrate your skills and expertise. We strongly advise informal visits, so please do get in touch with us to have a chat and arrange a visit. 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).

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.

• 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

Details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 309-UCLH-7233

Job locations: University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU

Website: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications (Essential)

• RGN, RN or equivalent professional qualification.
• Honours degree in relevant subject
• Advanced physical assessment course (Masters level)
• Recognised mentorship/ teaching course
• Relevant post qualification clinical course (intensive care)
• Evidence of leadership and management development
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Provider
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS/pILS Instructor
• Evidence of involvement in research or QI activity

Knowledge and Qualifications (Desirable)

• Masters degree or on Masters pathway or willingness to undertake
• Resuscitation Council (UK) EPALS or ALSG APLS Provider
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Instructor

Experience (Essential)

• 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 deteriorating patients
• Experience in managing cardiac arrests.
• Proven experience of and demonstrates evidence of ability to effectively lead
• Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor

Experience (Desirable)

• 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 (Essential)

• 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 (Essential)

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

Communication (Essential)

• 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 (Essential)

• 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

Personal and People Development (Desirable)

• Evidence of guideline / policy Development

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Essential)

• 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 (Essential)

• 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