Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Outpatients

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are recruiting a full time Band 6 Charge Nurse. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and skilled nurse with clinical experience or a particular interest in the care of Outpatients Service Users. This is a Band 6 post - 37.5 hours/week, with 7.5 hours per shift. You will have excellent clinical knowledge and skills and enjoy Multidisciplinary team working.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Develop Outpatients Services knowledge and clinical skills.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement projects.
• Become part of a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team committed to delivering accessible, high quality, evidence-based care.

You need to be well organised, motivated and committed to further developing and delivering high quality holistic multidisciplinary care; and enjoy supporting the various specialties in the Outpatients setting.

Your responsibilities will include deputising the Senior Charge Nurse, with one other Band 6 Nurse in the department. You will be covering and coordinating, taking turns with your colleague in a rotational basis.

We can offer you the opportunity to deliver high quality care whilst further developing in your career and area of interest; advancing your clinical practice supported by a dedicated and experienced team of clinical nurse specialists across the Directorate.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Senior Sister in the provision of professional role modelling and leadership that inspires the professional development of nursing within outpatients.
• To provide cross site cover for Outpatients in the absence of Senior Sister.
• To provide visible clinical leadership and authoritative presence, responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care.
• Ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• To ensure effective operational management of outpatient clinics to ensure standards are monitored and maintained /improved.
• Support the senior nurse in working with the multi-professional team on patient pathway redesign to enhance the quality of the patient experience whilst reducing delays, and ensuring patient flows are managed within elective access targets.
• Ensure local governance structures are in place and lead on delegated projects.
• Support strategies to improve the patient experience across multidisciplinary groups within outpatients and the outpatient pathways including the conduction of discovery interviews.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

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.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse.
• Relevant post-registration clinical course/s
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Degree level study

Experience

Essential criteria

• Teaching experience.
• Years of post registration experience
• Understanding of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
• Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and PowerPoint

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Salary indication

Between £47,951 and £56,863 Per Year

Published at

06-08-2026

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No