# Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

**Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £47951.00 to £56863.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and compassionate nurse who is looking to take the next step in their leadership journey within our Major Trauma Ward. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team caring for patients undergoing a wide range of elective and non-elective orthopaedic and plastic surgery procedures.

As a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting the Ward Manager to deliver high-quality, safe and patient-centred care. You will provide visible clinical leadership, act as a role model for junior staff and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient outcomes and experience.

You will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day running of the ward, supporting staff development, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and deputising for the Ward Manager in their absence. We are looking for an inspirational leader who is passionate about developing others, driving quality improvement and ensuring the delivery of outstanding patient care.

The post holder is responsible for coordinating shifts, providing clinical expertise and ensuring the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care. They will ensure practice complies with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, Trust policies and relevant national standards, while working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support safe and effective patient pathways.

Working within one of the UK's leading Major Trauma Centres, the post holder will coordinate nursing care for patients admitted with complex poly-traumatic injuries. They will support enhanced recovery, rehabilitation, effective discharge planning and patient flow, ensuring care is responsive to individual patient needs.

Acting as a professional role model, the Junior Sister / Charge Nurse will provide support, supervision and development for registered nurses, nursing associates, healthcare support workers and students, promoting accountability, learning and a positive team culture.

Alongside the Ward Manager, and in their absence when delegated, the post holder will undertake ward leadership responsibilities including coordinating staffing, supporting workforce management, monitoring standards of care, escalating risks and contributing to the delivery of ward quality, workforce and performance objectives.

The full job description and person specification can be found in the attachments.

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## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- NMC registration
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent professional qualification

### Nice to have
- Trauma, Orthopaedic or Surgical Nursing qualification/course
- University or Trust-based trauma, orthopaedic or peri-operative training
- Practice Assessor qualification

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