Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about healthcare for older people? If yes, then we have a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse vacancy available on Hayes Ward.

You will act as a role model for junior team members in the delivery of a consistently high standard of nursing practice. You will deputise for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and will support the leadership and management of the department, with a particular emphasis on quality and clinical standards. Education and support will be offered to you to perform this role effectively. 

You will have clinical responsibility for managing the department in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and will be required to deploy, delegate, and supervise all grades of staff and be visible and approachable to patients, staff members, and visitors. 

An interview date is yet to be confirmed. 

Main duties of the job

• Participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse taking the responsibility for the leadership of a team of staff.
• To assess care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and to act as a role model to junior staff, undertaking performance management as required. 
•  To take responsibility and accountability for a group of patients and the whole department/unit/ ward for the duration of shift.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.