About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced, motivated and inspiring nurse ready to take on a pivotal leadership role? We are seeking a Band 7 Charge Nurse to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at UCLH - one of London's busiest and most dynamic emergency care settings. This is your opportunity to lead a skilled nursing team, shape high-quality patient care, and thrive in a supportive, forward-thinking environment in the heart of central London.
Post: Charge Nurse, Band 7 | Urgent Treatment Centre | Permanent | Full Time / Part Time Considered
Main duties of the job
As Charge Nurse you will:
Provide visible, accessible and authoritative leadership for the nursing team in the UTC, acting as a role model for excellent nursing practice. Hold line management responsibility for nursing staff, including recruitment, performance management, appraisal and professional development. Lead on the delivery of safe, high quality, patient-centred care in line with evidence-based practice and Trust standards. Coordinate and manage the day-to-day operational running of the UTC nursing team, including staffing, rotas and skill mix. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including medical staff, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits and quality projects to continuously enhance patient care and operational efficiency. Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulatory standards, including those of the NMC.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register Relevant clinical course eg: oEmergency Nursing course Relevant clinical course eg: o Level 2 Trauma Course (ATNC/TNCC) Relevant clinical course eg: o ALS/APLS certificate Honours degree (Level 3/ FHEQ Level 6) completed or 50% achieved;commitment to completion Completion of RCN (ED) and NMTNG (Trauma) level 2 competencies
Desirable
Teaching course Recognised Leadership course NVQ assessor
Experience Essential
Significant emergency nursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level.
Communication Essential
Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal And People Development Essential
Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio Evidence of working as preceptor/facilitator/mentor Reflective in Practice Experience in leading others and responding to learning needs
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs Essential
Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
People management Essential
Able to manage a team including developing potential and performance 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University College London Hospital/Emergency Department
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)