Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 to join Child and Young People’s Cancer Services in the Paediatric and Adolescent Division.
Teenage and Young Adult Ambulatory and Daycare Ward, Sister/Charge Nurse, based on 3 rd floor, Macmillan Cancer Centre.
The post is full time 37.5 hours covering maternity leave for 1 year.
The role of Sister /Charge Nurse is pivotal in supporting the delivery of our high standards care to all patients, their family and significant others. The successful individual will provide effective and visible leadership, ensuring high standards of nursing care is provided and drive forward both service development and quality improvement, ensuring we promote patient safety and a positive patient experience.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical, operational and leadership skills. You will need excellent interpersonal skills, senior nursing experience, knowledge of TYA cancers and the ability to work sensitively and collaboratively with diverse teams.
The post offers the opportunity to further develop your knowledge, skills and expertise as a leader within CYPCS. Our Children and Young Peoples Cancer service is rapidly developing and expanding. We are at the forefront of specialist clinical practice and offer a unique opportunity to develop nursing skills and knowledge in this field.
If you are highly driven, share our vision and are seeking an exciting opportunity we look forward to your application.
UCLH is committed to providing excellent care to children and young people aged 0-24. We have a dedicated multidisciplinary team providing care for young people and operate the largest clinical service for teenagers in Europe.
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.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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

Please refer the Job description for details