Ward Sister/Charge Nurse at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London NW1, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jul, 25

Salary

60981.0

Posted On

01 May, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Leadership Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing leadership journey?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced nurse to step into the role of Band 7 Ward Sister / Charge Nurse on Women’s Health Ward at UCLH.
The post is for a fixed term 12 month cover
T7 South is a 17 bedded Women’s Health Ward caring for acute and elective surgical patients. We are dedicated to delivering specialist care to breast and gynaecology patients as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. We are looking for a passionate, forward-thinking, and inspirational leader with exceptional clinical skills to lead and manage our dedicated nursing team.

WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN:

  • The opportunity to lead and develop a first-class nursing team
  • Excellent support from Band 7 colleagues within the Women’s Health division Specialist Hospital Board teams and Divisional Matron
  • Outstanding career development, with great prospects for internal promotion and learning opportunities

If you’re committed to delivering exceptional patient care and are ready to make a real impact, we want to hear from you!

  • Line management of a team of nurses

Able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills, provide support and direction to the nursing team

  • Co-ordination of ward and nursing team and ensuring to the smooth running of ward
  • Ensuring safe, kind and compassionate care for our patients
  • Maintaining safe staffing levels
  • Dealing with patient queries arising throughout the day in the department and liaising with medical teams and appropriate escalation
  • Demonstrating good communication skills with colleagues, patients and carers
  • Being open to change in the department and learning new skills as needed
  • Demonstrating teamwork by being flexible and building good working relationships with colleagues
  • Working collaboratively to improve pathways
  • Ensuring education and competency of the nursing team.

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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
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 – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • 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 second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH

Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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