Charge Nurse - Surgical Assessment Unit
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, W6 8RFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£47,951 to £56,863
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
Are you an experienced surgical nurse looking to step into a pivotal leadership role? We are incredibly excited to announce the opening of our brand-n...
- Clinical Excellence: Oversee the safe triage, assessment, stabilization, and care planning of acute surgical patients presenting with varied conditions (Colorectal, general Surgery, Urology, Plastics and ENT).
- Shift Leadership: Act as the regular shift coordinator ("taking charge"), ensuring safe staffing levels, coordinating admissions/discharges, and managing real-time patient flow.
- Team Development: Facilitate in mentoring, preceptoring, and auditing the practice of Band 5 staff nurses, healthcare assistants and student nurses.
- Interdisciplinary work:: Act as the core liaison between emergency doctors, surgical registrars, consultants, and diagnostic teams to maintain swift turnaround times.
- Quality & Safety: Ensure nursing practices strictly comply with Trust and NMC guidelines, maintaining very high standards of infection control, documentation, and patient safety.
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 overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 tous at interview.
Education/ qualifications
Essential: - Registered Nurse; - Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable: - Leadership course or qualification
Experience
Essential: - Previous experience of In an acute setting
Desirable: - Experience taking charge
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Teaching
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
Desirable: - Rostering skills; - Investigating incidents; - Conducting local audits
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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