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Essential
39 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to act as a role model
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Creative, lateral thinker
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Able to participate on on-call senior management rota for site
- Other
The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Other
Able to work flexibly across 24/7
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Enthusiasm / Motivation Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with reasonable adjustments
- Skills
Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in critical care/acute care management
- Skills
Ability to lead and inspire a large team
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Analyse complex information to make operational decisions.
- Skills
Evidence of leadership skills
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Formal presentation skills
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Able to utilise IT to full potential.
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Works under own initiative with good organisational skills, can work to deadlines.
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Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
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Able to use problem solving skills
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Capable of working strategically.
- Skills
Ability to manage change and deal with complex and difficult situations.
- Skills
Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Knowledge
Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge
Ability to develop protocols and guidelines
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Understands the role of clinical governance and audit in high quality critical care
- Knowledge
Understands and implements PSIRF methodology
- Knowledge
clinical incident and risk management
- Knowledge
Budget and people Management.
- Knowledge
infection control issues
- Experience
working within the specialty of critical care/acute care in a senior nursing role
- Experience
teaching, mentorship and supervision of staff practice development, including policy development
- Experience
Audit / research based nursing practice resource management, change management , Leading and developing a Team
- Experience
Experience managing safeguarding concerns.
- Experience
Effective budget management
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Complaints handling
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Delivering training to meet specified outcomes
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Trust wide initiatives/committee membership
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Working at a senior nursing level at band 8a
- Qualifications
NMC registered nurse
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Degree in relevant branch of nursing
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Educated to Masters
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Ongoing CPD
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Leadership Qualification
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
- Experience
Experience of analysing detailed information
- Experience
Experience in leading quality, governance, clinical audit and performance standards.
- Experience
Experience conducting QI projects successfully and follow through actions.
- Qualifications
Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
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Coaching qualification
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PSIRF investigator training
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Project management training
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Division's senior nursing leadership team as our Senior Nurse (8b).
We are seeking an high quality focused, compassionate and innovative Senior Nurse to lead nursing services across various Surgical Specialties, Imaging, Critical Care and Theatres.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care across a diverse portfolio of services.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Nurse for Surgical Specialties, Imaging, Critical Care and Theatres provides strategic and operational nursing leadership across the division, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care while maintaining high standards of quality, governance and patient experience.
The post holder leads and supports matrons, specialist nurses and multidisciplinary teams to achieve clinical, workforce and financial objectives, translating Trust nursing strategy into measurable service outcomes.
Key responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment and retention, professional development, quality improvement, risk management, implementation of PSIRF methodology, and leading innovation and service transformation programmes. Working closely with Clinical Directors, General Managers and other senior leaders, the Senior Nurse promotes research, education and evidence-based practice, drives performance against key targets, ensures compliance with regulatory and professional standards, and champions a culture of continuous improvement, staff wellbeing, equality, diversity and patient-centred care.
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.
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 Senior Nurse in Surgery Division with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent: Newham University Hospital. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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