# Senior Staff Nurse/ Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-charge-nurse/e5c6df0f-31da-4016-a1a7-20f1a0310b75 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-charge-nurse/e5c6df0f-31da-4016-a1a7-20f1a0310b75.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pa inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T14:01:07.264Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8128154 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8128154?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Providing high quality, effective and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients in a compassionate and caring way. Assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating care plans without supervision.  Helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team.  Deputising for the Senior Nurse as required. ### Main duties of the job - To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of the patient. A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological; pathological; spiritual, socio-economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality. - To lead the provision of care in accordance with St Mary’s NHS Trust Policies reflecting current trends and developments in nursing and the NHS. - Using specialised knowledge to take charge of the clinical needs of a group of defined patients and/or to take charge regularly of the clinical area and/or to take charge of the clinical area in the absence of the Ward / Department Manager, prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 period. Utilising appropriate support as necessary to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained. - In conjunction with the Ward / Department Manager provide a suitable and safe environment for the physical and psychological wellbeing of staff, patients/clients and their relatives/carers. Identify clinical risks and ensure that appropriate action is implemented in accordance with the Trust Risk Management policy. - Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records). ### 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. ## Job Details Providing high quality, effective and individualised nursing care to a variety of patients in a compassionate and caring way. Assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating care plans without supervision. Helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team. Deputising for the Senior Nurse as required. ## Job Description To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of the patient. A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological; pathological; spiritual, socio-economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality. To lead the provision of care in accordance with St Mary’s NHS Trust Policies reflecting current trends and developments in nursing and the NHS. Using specialised knowledge to take charge of the clinical needs of a group of defined patients and/or to take charge regularly of the clinical area and/or to take charge of the clinical area in the absence of the Ward / Department Manager, prioritising workload according to changing clinical need over a 24 period. Utilising appropriate support as necessary to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained. In conjunction with the Ward / Department Manager provide a suitable and safe environment for the physical and psychological wellbeing of staff, patients/clients and their relatives/carers. Identify clinical risks and ensure that appropriate action is implemented in accordance with the Trust Risk Management policy. Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records). ## 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 ### Skills **Essential** - For specialist areas able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group - Knowledge of research and audit - Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct - Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own **Desirable** - Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff - Leadership skills ### Education **Essential** - RSCN - Experience of supervision of junior staff, Mentorship in practice or equivalent - Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills **Desirable** - APLS ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 12 months at pay band 5 within the relevant speciality - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Experience of change management – positive change agent ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 362.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425103) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) - [functional requirements (docx, 868.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425104) ## 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.