Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1657
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Staff Nurse to join the dynamic and supportive team on 8 North Ward—a 22-bedded unit specialising in Endocrinology and General Medicine.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced nurse with a strong background in acute medical care. The successful candidate will be confident in taking charge of the ward, leading shifts, and supporting the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model for junior staff and students.
- Take responsibility for the coordination of care and safe discharge planning.
- Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and compassionate care.
- Collaborate effectively with the wider MDT to manage complex medical patients.
- Support staff development through mentorship and supervision.
- Plan organise and deploy staff according to ability and workload in order to meet patient needs.
- Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
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
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Springboard leadership Program or equivalent.
- Practice Assessor course or equivalent
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Teaching.
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of being link nurse in any subject and facilitating teaching sessions for staff, monthly audit and measure results.
- Lead local quality improvement projects.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of speciality
- Experience in complex discharge processes and overall patients’ flow.
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
- Chiara Moccia
- Job title
- Ward Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3313 0960
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