Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1747
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 6
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
We currently have a vacancy for an experienced Band 6 Charge Nurse to work in our Acute Medical Assessment Unit at Charing Cross Hospital. We are seeking enthusiastic, experienced and motivated individuals who will work well within our established nursing team.
Applicants should have hold specialist clinical knowledge relative to this acute setting that they can demonstrate at interview.
The post holder will be expected to work with staff to maintain standards in line with Trust and NMC guidelines. In exchange Imperial College offers the chance to work in a forward thinking organisation where there is a strong basis of continuing professional development, including funded places on masters programmes, and encouragement to advance personal practice. You will, in all aspects, be supported by the Ward Manager and Lead Nurse in the department.
Main duties of the job
- Support the multidisciplinary team in the management and delivery of care and assessment of patients as appropriate.
- Deliver a high standard of care to patients undergoing investigations and treatments and the supervision of more junior nurses.
- Assist and advise junior registered and unregistered staff in the delivery of patient care.
- Act as a leader, role model, mentor and preceptor to your nursing team.
- Assist in the orientation of new staff and students.
- Ensure that nursing practices comply with Trust policies and procedures.
- Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
- Assist in the teaching and development of junior staff and students helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
- Keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence based practice.
- Develop new skills and knowledge pertaining to the specialty as advised by the senior management.
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 are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 1 RGN
Desirable criteria
- BSc or MSc Nursing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Acute Medical Unit
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead a large team
- Ability to prioritise workload and work professionally under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and work professionally under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload and work professionally under pressure
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Basic knowledge on cardiac monitor
- ILS certificate
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage & implement change to improve the service and patient care
Desirable criteria
- Have an interest in professional development
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
- Pleasant and approachable- treat patients relatives as we would like to be treated ourselves.
- Support colleagues with teamwork.
- Provide a polite and helpful telephone service.
- Ability to present own view point in a calm and reasonable manner.
- Be able to manage conflict/ tense situations and report it appropriately.
- Be an excellent role model for Imperial NHS Trust, our patients, relatives and friends.
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
- Teodora Maris
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033130939
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