Sister / Junior Charge Nurse

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cardiology Department at St Bartholomew's Hospital is looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic nurse to support our team in providing excellent care in east London and beyond.

We are seeking talented professionals to join an ambitious NHS trust committed to professional development and world‑leading care. This role focuses on patient experience, teamwork with the MDT, and ongoing training in quality improvement and health promotion.

Responsibilities

• To work collaboratively with the MDT, site managers and other stakeholders to improve patient care and experience.
• To communicate effectively with patient/clients, and their significant others, taking into account their cultural background and cognitive functioning.
• To communicate clearly with all members of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences.
• To participate in service quality improvement initiatives.
• To act as one of the leads for improving patient experience through link nurse role, study days and trainings.
• To undertake quality improvement training and participate in relevant forums.
• Take a lead in the promotion of the health and well‑being of clients/patients and their significant others, ensuring that health promotion is incorporated in the planning and delivery of care.

Job description

• To work collaboratively with the MDT, site managers and other stakeholders to improve patient care and experience.
• To communicate effectively with patient/clients, and their significant others, taking into account their cultural background and cognitive functioning.
• To communicate clearly with all members of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences.
• To participate in service quality improvement initiatives.
• To act as one of the leads for improving patient experience through link nurse role, study days and trainings.
• To undertake quality improvementtraining and participate in relevant forums.

Take a lead in the promotion of the health and well‑being of clients/ patients and their significant others, ensuring that health promotion is incorporated in the planning and delivery of care.

The Cardiology Department at St Bartholomew's Hospital is looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic nurse to support our team in providing excellent care.

We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean: Doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway; there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion; becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world- who can share their knowledge and experience; Success breeds success. An organisation that is recognised as a world-leader will find it easier to recruit more staff, meaning we can work to reduce the number of persistent vacancies ; Joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. 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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. 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. 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.