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Job summary

Main area
Critical Care
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7847489
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet
Town
Barnet
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 Per annum Inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Senior Sister / Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

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Job overview

Barnet Hospital Intensive Care Unit comprises of 18 beds which includes level 2 and level 3 patients. Specialities include general medical and surgical patients as well as respiratory, cardiac, renal and obstetrics.

The ICU team are passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. We believe that by investing in our staff that they will deliver better care to our patients and help create and contribute to a work environment that makes it fun to come to work. 

Please see attached job description for more information about this role

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, highly motivated, and proactive individual who espouses the vision of our Trust to deliver safe care compassionately to become part of the senior ICU team. 

We are looking for a Senior Sister /Charge Nurse to support our Critical Care Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to manage the day to day running of the intensive care unit, supporting their teams by utilizing excellent communication and clinical skills. You will be expected to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends.

The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Applicants must have evidence of the development of advanced intensive care skills and leadership skills in line with the Band 7 role. 

You should have extensive experience in Critical Care at Band 6, will have regularly acted as a shift leader in critical care, and have been involved in the performance review of junior colleagues. You will have also successful completed a recognised Critical Care Course and be a qualified mentor. You will also have completed a nursing degree.

In return for your commitment and drive you will benefit from excellent training and development opportunities and superb support from within our friendly, supportive environment

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Computer skills – competent in outlook, word and excel
  • Ability to communicate concisely and effectively both in writing and verbally
  • Ability to prioritize workload

Education and professional qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • ENB Nursing Course relevant to specialty
  • Mentorship Preparation (previously ENB 998) course
  • Relevant degree
Desirable criteria
  • Masters degree or willingness to work towards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate experience to a high level of competence in critical care
  • Experience of managing, supervising and appraising staff
  • Experience of managing a budget and other resources

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • In-depth, expert knowledge of nursing and conditions relevant to critical care
  • Staff appraisal and performance management
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
  • Knowledge of budget, financial and resource management
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of change management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Deborah Kirby
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8216 5304
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