Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-8319125
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet General Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Junior Sister
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are looking for someone to join our busy and highly skilled team to provide holistic approach to orthopaedic care. The successful applicant will be a dynamic and motivated individual capable of managing their own workload. The post holder will have appropriate, experience or potential to develop. You will possess effective communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work independently as well as within a team.
The post holder will work closely with the Ward leader, nurses, consultants and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care and staff development as part of the team.
They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure standards of care are consistently maintained.
If you are ambitious and strive for professional excellence, clear leadership, would like the opportunity of a band 6 post experience then this is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team in a leadership role.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a key role in the clinical and operational management of the unit. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care throughout their inpatient journey.
You will be responsible for:
Providing visible clinical leadership and role modelling professional nursing practice.
Supporting the day-to-day management and smooth running of the Unit.
Coordinating patient flow and ensuring effective utilisation of resources.
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
Supervising, supporting and developing junior nursing staff and healthcare support workers.
Promoting evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.
Maintaining high standards of patient safety, experience and clinical governance
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current clinical development and professional issues affecting nursing.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems
- Understanding of 'Scope of Professional Practice' and its implications for nursing.
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
- Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
- Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
- Able to recruit staff to world class values
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Intravitreal eye injections
personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable
- Flexibility in shift and working patterns to meet the needs of the service
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience of acute nursing
- Evidence of experience in conducting audits
- Evidence of skills in managing junior staff
- Experience in delivering evidence based practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Bozier
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 2165265
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