Job vacancy: Sister/Charge Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, Glen Road, London

Job summary

Main area: 259 Tayberry
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (until 15/12/2025)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6881023NUH-A

Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Newham University Hospital
Town: Glen Road, London
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59

Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

For further information or to arrange an informal visits please contact:-

Shade Ahmad-MuhammadWard Manager

[email protected]

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/shapeyourstory-nuh

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin
Educated to degree level or working towards it.
ENB 998 or equivalent mentorship course
ILS
Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

ALS/EPLS
Specialist course for area of practice

Experience

Essential criteria

Considerable acute ward experience at Band 5

Desirable criteria

Taking charge on a shift to shift basis

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Aware of cultural and social influences on health care
Understanding of research and it’s application to practice
Knowledge and understanding of National issues relating to specialist area

Desirable criteria

Budget and resource management
Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent Clinical skills
Excellent communication skills with people on complex matters/issues
Ability to deal with difficult situations
Ability to recognise own limitations and to work within them.
Excellent organisational skills
Always displays professional integrity and credibility acting as a Role model.
Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads and working within timeframes
Ability to prioritise workload effectively and delegate where appropriate.
Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge.
Basic IT Skills

Desirable criteria

Ability to provide clear and constructive feedback to maintain or improve perform

Other

Essential criteria

Able to work a flexible working pattern including weekends and nights
To uphold the Trust’s WeCare values

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

London Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage Foundation

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Shade Ahmad-Muhammad
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07947627081

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Job summary

Employer heading

Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact