# Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Outpatient Department(OPD) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-sister-charge-nurse-outpatient-departmentopd/b4c05f8b-c7ad-4bc5-9252-76ef76c5ed86 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-sister-charge-nurse-outpatient-departmentopd/b4c05f8b-c7ad-4bc5-9252-76ef76c5ed86.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bartholomew's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc - **Contract type:** 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T13:26:32.159Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Breast_Clinic/Breast_Clinic-v8346745 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8346745?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse West Wing OPD We are looking for the best talent to work in our World-Class Heart, and Cancer Centre. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean: - doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway. - there would be greater opportunity for career progression – we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion. - becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world – who can share their knowledge and experience. - joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments. ### Main duties of the job To manage, maintain and support effectively Outpatients Departments in St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The OP area is open on a Monday to Friday basis with varying hours. There is a possibility that in the future there will be weekend working as well. He / She is responsible for the overall management of the clinical area and for the professional development of any junior staff; the sister / Charge Nurse will provide advice and support to the whole team involved in caring for patients. He / She will be expected to set and maintain high standards of care and be accountable for auditing and monitoring those standards. ### 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 ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Excellent clinical assessment skills - - Highly skilled in wound assessment and management - - Leadership and organisational skills - - Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands - - Effective communication and patient education skills **Desirable** - Leadership or management training - Breast care qualification or relevant specialist study - Audit and quality improvement experience ### Knowledge **Essential** - Breast surgery pathways - Pre-operative assessment processes - Infection prevention and control - Clinical governance and risk management **Desirable** - Evidence of mentoring and development of staff ### Experience **Essential** - At least 2 years post registration experience including a minimum of 1 year’s recent experience within the outpatient department - Experience in assessing post-operative and chronic wounds - Experience in identifying and escalating surgical wound complications including infection, seroma, haematoma and wound dehiscence **Desirable** - Previous Band 6 experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse - Evidence of continuing professional development - Relevant experience in breast care, surgical, or outpatient settings - Teaching/Mentorship qualification **Desirable** - Recognised teaching and assessing qualification ## Documents - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [junior sister/junior charge nurse (pdf, 438.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671663) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.