Senior Charge Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Charge Nurse post within Imperial Critical Care at the Charing Cross site. This is a permanent, full time post.

We are a fast paced unit specialising in Neurosciences and surgery. The position will allow the successful candidate to join our existing established and highly motivated team of experienced Critical Care nurses to lead our services. As a Senior Charge Nurse you will be instrumental in the day to day running of the unit. You will also lead a team to manage service improvement projects to raise standards of patient care. You will assist our team of Clinical Educators to provide training and education in your areas of expertise.

Critical Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is provided across three Intensive Care Units at three hospital sites in West London (Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospital). We cover a variety of specialities including Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Haematology, Cancer and Renal.

This post requires motivation, enthusiasm, excellent communication skills and demonstration of people management skills. You should also have extensive experience in Critical Care at Band 6, successful completion of a recognised Critical Care Course, and be a qualified mentor.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence based procedural documents.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.
• Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.

About us

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.

Job 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

• Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience.
• Graduate (degree/diploma) with specialist expertise across a range of procedures

Skills/knowledge/abilities

• Organisation, administrative and management skills
• Teaching.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Competency in medication administration including IV drugs.
• Performance management, PDP setting and appraisal

Experience

• Extensive experience within speciality
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
• Knowledge of budget management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.