Ward Sister/Charge Nurse | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 7 Ward Sister or Charge Nurse for their Oncology Wards. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a passion for providing excellent patient care. Responsibilities include managing a nursing team, ensuring high-quality care, and compliance with safety standards. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Must be a skilled Oncology nurse.
• Genuine enthusiasm for patient care.
• Experience in leading a nursing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the nursing team in the Oncology Wards.
• Provide high-quality Oncology nursing care.
• Ensure safety and infection control compliance.
• Manage staff roster, HR processes, and recruitment.
• Implement innovations in nursing care.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Oncology nursing

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

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 involves leading and managing the nursing team to provide the highest standard of care and maintaining a culture of learning, development, improvement and teamwork.

What we do

Our inpatient unit provides a variety of treatments including:

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

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.

Ward and role details

The 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 organisation 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 highest standard of patient and staff experience
• Management of local governance process – 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
• To collaborate with Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses across the organisation to deliver innovations to nursing care and leadership

About UCLH

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.

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

Application notes

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for. • 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?

Expiry

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025