Senior Sister / Charge Nurse

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Following the retirement of our hugely successful unit manager I am inviting applications from inspiring, progressive and effective nurses who would like to take on the responsibility of managing a busy service at our St Mary's site, where currently we are running four rooms at capacity, additionally there are weekend lists also running.

My expectation is that you will have a thorough understanding of how to manage a diverse workforce, caring for their wellbeing, challenges and difficulties so that they can continue to give the highest quality care to our patients.

This role demands an innovative professional with exceptional organisational skills and caring approach to meet the dynamics of the service. As the unit manager you will be critical in fostering a culture of excellence and improvement, collaborating with the wider services within the Trust.

An informal visit or chat is highly recommended prior to application or interview.

• The post holder will have managerial responsibilities for the Endoscopy Unit, including rostering, time management, audits, staffing
• Responsible for the effective management of allocated resources/delegated budget.
• Alongside the Practice Development Nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator lead the service to create a culture of continual professional development.
• Work collaboratively with the Endoscopy Service Manager, Business Manager, Matron, Clinicans and wider MDT to provide a seamless service.
• Act as a clinical expert within the service, continually updating yourself to be current with the latest research and practice.
• Participate in audits both local and national (JAG).

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
• Graduate (degree/diploma) with specialist expertise across a range of procedures in endoscopy.

• Management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Significant experience as a junior sister/charge nurse at relevant level within the endoscopy setting
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
• Knowledge of budget management

• Experience at Band 7 (or non NHS equivalent) as a team leader

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Organisation, administrative and management skills. An understanding of service hierarchy.
• Teaching
• Coaching skills
• Ability to lead a team
• Ability to appraise and develop staff

• Experience of managing difficult conversations.