Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent and Fixed-Term (One Year)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4-day Working (Compressed Hours))
- Job ref
- 196-NM13121
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guy's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/08/2025
Employer heading

Sister/Charge Nurse - Haematology
NHS AfC: Band 7
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Sister/Charge Nurse – Haematology Directorate, Guy’s Hospital
Guy’s Hospital’s Haematology Directorate is undergoing a significant service expansion and invites applications for multiple full-time Sister/Charge Nurse positions. These roles include permanent posts as well as fixed-term contracts to cover maternity leave. Secondment opportunities may also be considered.
Clinical Areas:
- Olive and Hazel Ward (3rd Floor, Bermondsey Wing)
A 26-bed inpatient unit comprising 9 beds across 3 bays and 17 isolation rooms, including 3 Radio-Nuclide rooms. - Hawthorn Ward (4th Floor, Bermondsey Wing)
A 15-bed ward with 12 beds arranged in 4 bays and 3 isolation rooms. - Young Adult Unit (4th Floor, Bermondsey Wing)
A hybrid outpatient and inpatient service with 5 inpatient isolation rooms and 7 treatment chairs.
We offer expert care for patients with malignant haematological conditions such as leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, as well as non-malignant disorders including sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, haemophilia, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Additionally, it supports patients with solid tumour cancers receiving systemic anti-cancer therapies and palliative care. Advanced treatments provided include biologics, Bi-specific T-Cell Engagers, and Immune Effector Cell Therapies, administered either as part of NHS Standard of Care or through Early Phase clinical trials.
Key Dates:
- Application Deadline: 17th Aug 2025 (Midnight)
- Interview Date: 28th Aug 2025
Main duties of the job
About the Role:
We are seeking experienced Sister/Charge Nurses to provide clinical and operational leadership across these specialist services. The successful candidates will demonstrate autonomy, resilience, and the ability to thrive under pressure within a dynamic environment. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential, alongside the ability to prioritise and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
Working closely with the Matron and Senior Leadership, you will:
- Lead and develop nursing and multidisciplinary teams to achieve clinical excellence.
- Ensure compliance with governance, safety, and quality standards, including ward accreditation.
- Drive staff development, education, and performance management along with the Practice Development Nursing Team.
- Support and contribute to service development, audit, research, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage resources effectively, including financial oversight within the ward/unit.
Our Values
- Caring: We deliver compassionate and respectful care.
- Ambitious: We are innovative, seek continuous improvement, and foster professional development to achieve the best outcomes.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity, foster a culture of equality, and ensure voices are heard and respected.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse, you will champion these values by leading your team with empathy, driving service excellence, and promoting an inclusive working environment.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading healthcare organisations, encompassing Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield Hospitals, alongside community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We are committed to clinical excellence, innovative research, and delivering outstanding patient care.
This role provides an exceptional opportunity to lead within a specialist haematology and oncology setting, with access to professional development, mentorship, and a supportive team culture dedicated to high standards and continuous improvement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Sister/Charge Nurser role includes supporting the nursing and multidisciplinary workforce in delivering high standards of clinical leadership, and excellent standard of patient care.
Leading the team in adhering to areas of compliance and governance. Provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning and delivering of patient care.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
- NMC current registered Nurse
- Specialist Course in relevant specialty
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching qualification
- Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ownership - Takes charge, high standards, has drive
- Integrity - has the courage to do the right thing
- Relating - develops others, recognises and supports peoples needs
- Recognises and actively seeks appropriate support
- Demonstrates understanding / ability to meet deadlines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to manage individual and team performance
- Ability to plan staff / non staff resources effectively
- Effectively presents information to groups and professional teams
- Can analyse / identify data trends and review and amend impacts on car
*Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for more details*
Person specification
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals and Personal development plans
- Experience of audit / research based nursing practice
- Experience of resource management
- Experience of Clinical Supervision
Desirable criteria
- Is able to improve patient, client or visit experience by analysing, reviewing and redesigning processes
- Is able to create a safe environment by allocating the right resources in the right place
- Is able to create a working environment where people are encouraged and supported
Strengths of Clinical Leadership
Essential criteria
- Integrity: Has the courage to do the right thing, is very honest and makes a difference.
- Ownership: loves to be in charge, has a lot of drive, and has very high standards.
- Delivery: Enjoys being on top of things, likes to be ‘hands on’, thrives on having lots going on, and keeps going when things are tough
- Relating: Is committed to developing others; is able to recognise and support people’s needs; engages and leads a team through change Recognises and actively seeks appropriate support
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
- Healthcare or management/leadership degree or Masters degree or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- LEO / Equivalent Leadership Training
- Masters Degree
Compentencies
Essential criteria
- Is able to analyse data and identify data trends Is able to use basic Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Is able to effectively present information to groups professional teams
- Is able to manage staffing and supply budgets affectively
Desirable criteria
- Experience of conducting own projects successfully and follow through action
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ronn Musni
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07706671777
- Additional information
Ward/Department visit is highly encouraged. To arrange this, please contact Ronn Musni, Matron for Haematology at [email protected] or mobile 0770667177.
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