Urgent Treatment Care / Emergency Department Charge Nurse

Job overview

Are you an experienced, motivated and inspiring nurse ready to take on a pivotal leadership role? We are seeking a Band 7 Charge Nurse to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at UCLH – one of London’s busiest and most dynamic emergency care settings. This is your opportunity to lead a skilled nursing team, shape high-quality patient care, and thrive in a supportive, forward-thinking environment in the heart of central London.

Post: Charge Nurse, Band 7 | Urgent Treatment Centre | Permanent | Full Time / Part Time Considered

Main duties of the job

As Charge Nurse you will:

• Provide visible, accessible and authoritative leadership for the nursing team in the UTC, acting as a role model for excellent nursing practice.
• Hold line management responsibility for nursing staff, including recruitment, performance management, appraisal and professional development.
• Lead on the delivery of safe, high quality, patient-centred care in line with evidence-based practice and Trust standards.
• Coordinate and manage the day-to-day operational running of the UTC nursing team, including staffing, rotas and skill mix.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including medical staff, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits and quality projects to continuously enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulatory standards, including those of the NMC.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?