Job requirements
Essential
24 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Knowledge of current clinical development and professional issues affecting nursing.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Skills
Demonstrates skills in IT systems
- Skills
Understanding of 'Scope of Professional Practice' and its implications for nursing.
- Skills
Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
- Skills
Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance
- Skills
Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
- Skills
Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
- Skills
Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Skills
Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
- Skills
Able to recruit staff to world class values
- Experience
Significant post registration experience of acute nursing
- Experience
Evidence of experience in conducting audits
- Experience
Evidence of skills in managing junior staff
- Experience
Experience in delivering evidence based practice
- Experience
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- personal Qualities
Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
- personal Qualities
Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
- personal Qualities
Enthusiastic and assertive
- personal Qualities
Adaptable to change
- personal Qualities
Diplomatic and calm
- personal Qualities
To be flexible and approachable
- personal Qualities
Flexibility in shift and working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Royal Free World Class Values
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Knowledge of Intravitreal eye injections
Job overview
We are looking for someone to join our busy and highly skilled team to provide holistic approach to orthopaedic care. The successful applicant will be a dynamic and motivated individual capable of managing their own workload. The post holder will have appropriate, experience or potential to develop. You will possess effective communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work independently as well as within a team.
The post holder will work closely with the Ward leader, nurses, consultants and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care and staff development as part of the team.
They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure standards of care are consistently maintained.
If you are ambitious and strive for professional excellence, clear leadership, would like the opportunity of a band 6 post experience then this is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team in a leadership role.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a key role in the clinical and operational management of the unit. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care throughout their inpatient journey.
You will be responsible for:
Providing visible clinical leadership and role modelling professional nursing practice.
Supporting the day-to-day management and smooth running of the Unit.
Coordinating patient flow and ensuring effective utilisation of resources.
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
Supervising, supporting and developing junior nursing staff and healthcare support workers.
Promoting evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.
Maintaining high standards of patient safety, experience and clinical governance
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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.
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This advert is for Band 6 Junior Sister with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in Barnet, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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