Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Substantive
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-2146
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- Hammersmith, London
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 Inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/02/2026
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Acute Surgical
Band 5
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Can you ‘step up’ to join our specialist surgery team?
Our team on Riverside Ward specialises in acute surgical patients, supporting patients recovering from a range of surgeries and helping them to regain their independence through high quality care. Our diverse group of patients include those recovering from general surgery, colorectal, urology, breast surgery and more.
You’ll be part of an expert multidisciplinary team providing excellent clinical care to patients with complex rehabilitation and discharge requirements, and you’ll also provide acute medical interventions to patients with a wide range of conditions.
This is the perfect department to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop. Your career goals are important to us and we believe in supporting our staff to develop the career that’s right for you. Our team members have an excellent track record for career progression, whether into different or more senior nursing roles, or service or business management. We offer strong support networks for preceptorship, mentorship and professional development to ensure you get the very best from your career with us.
Main duties of the job
- To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.
- Monitor and maintain policies, standards of nursing care and staff development, as part of the ward team.
- Develop the skills and knowledge and then to progress through the second gateway (to carry out all relevant duties without supervision, as delegated by line manager).
- Provide nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers without supervision in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing Degree
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of speciality
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Good clinical skills and a commitment developing them further
- Medication administration skills, including IV drug administration (or a willingness to undergo training
- A knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Previous surgical or inpatient NHS experience
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Good written communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Enright
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 313 0985
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