Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London seeks an enthusiastic Band 7 Ward Sister or Charge Nurse for its Oncology Wards. This role requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to providing high-quality care to oncology patients. You will manage a nursing team, ensure compliance with safety standards, and implement innovations in patient care. The ideal candidate will have a background in Oncology nursing and a genuine passion for patient care and team development.

Qualifications

• Must be a skilled Oncology nurse with a passion for leadership.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Enthusiasm in caring for patients is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the nursing team for high-quality care.
• Ensure a safe care environment meeting quality standards.
• Manage staff recruitment, retention, and development.
• Implement innovations in nursing care for improved patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with team to enhance patient and staff experience.

Skills

Oncology nursing

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivated Band 7 Ward Sister or Charge Nurse to join our Oncology Wards at University College London Hospital. You should be a skilled Oncology nurse with a passion for leadership, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a genuine enthusiasm in caring for patients and creating an environment that facilitates the best patient and staff experience.

This post would include leading and managing the nursing team to provide the highest standard of care and maintaining a culture of learning, development, improvement and teamworking.

At UCLH we provide highly specialised cancer care for oncology patients with a wide range of solid tumours; we are one of two cancer centres in London offering specialised care to sarcoma patients.

We have 52 Oncology inpatient beds across T13 and T16S and a Cancer Assessment Unit offering rapid assessment and treatment for up to 6 patients.

What we do

• Cytotoxic chemotherapy
• Trial treatments
• Biological therapies
• Radiotherapy
• Brachytherapy
• Radioisotope therapies
• Palliative care including complex symptom management and end‑of‑life care

Main duties of the role include but are not limited to

• Visible leadership of the Oncology Ward Nursing team
• Ensuring provision of high‑quality Oncology nursing care
• Ensuring a safe environment that meets organisational requirements for quality and safety such as infection control
• Staff management: roster management, HR processes, recruitment and retention, team development, staff recognition
• Implementation of innovations in nursing care to ensure the team is fit to meet developments in Oncology Nursing Care
• Ensuring the highest standard of patient and staff experience
• Management of local governance processes – incident, risk and complaint management
• Responsibility for completion of ward audit processes
• Budget management
• Work with the MDT and the wider Cancer Division team to support the delivery of the highest standard of care
• Collaborate with Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses across the organisation to deliver innovations to nursing care and leadership

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, throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research.

UCLH 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 – 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.