# Senior Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sistercharge-nurse/4261976c-2729-40ae-97a2-2b4a8591a6c6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sistercharge-nurse/4261976c-2729-40ae-97a2-2b4a8591a6c6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum plus HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time position and part-time positions - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T15:23:01.872Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Planned_Care/Planned_Care-v8298575 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8298575?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Band 7 The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Matron or Lead nurse. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times. They will be responsible for leading a team. They will be activity involved in unit and trust activities and be aware of significant changes and developments in critical care. The poster holder will be accountable for the operational management of the unit on a day-by-day basis ensuring a safe, effective, quality service is delivered to patients and their families. ### Main duties of the job The poster holder will be accountable for the operational management of the unit on a day-by-day basis ensuring a safe, effective, quality service is delivered to patients and their families Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls and pressure ulcer prevention and safe medicine management Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical - Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives - Lead on complex clinical care for patients within critical care - Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy - Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives - Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them - Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe - Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways - Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required - Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values - Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices - Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care - Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate - Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate - Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience - Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives - Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values - Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls and pressure ulcer prevention and safe medicine management - Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues - Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others - PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR DETAILS OF THE ROLE. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post reg experience at Band 6 level - Wide variety of clinical experience. - Experience of excellence in leading all /part of a clinical team in practice. - Experience of teaching and supporting learners / new staff etc **Desirable** - BICU experience ### Trust Values **Essential** - Putting patients first - Responsive to patients and staff - Open and honest - Unfailingly kind - Determined to develop ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect kindness and excellence - Enthusiastic and motivated - Self-starter and able to work on own initiative - Able to remain calm under pressure - Able to act as a patient’s advocate - Approachable, respectful, supportive adaptable, and assertive ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty, and excellence in care delivery - Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management - Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area - Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness. - Knowledge of current challenging and issues in nursing - Commitment to teaching and learning for self and others - Computer literacy skills - Commitment to quality initiatives and research - Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload **Desirable** - Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload - Commitment to quality initiatives and research ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse - Diploma in Higher education or Degree - Critical Care Course - ALS Provider - Evidence of leadership course - Evidence of teaching / mentorship qualification **Desirable** - Master qualification - Burns course ## Documents - [frf (pdf, 653.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617658) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 672.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664544) ## 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.