Charge Nurse / Senior Clinical Nurse

Our Neonatal service is getting bigger and better and an exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled nurse to work as part of the Imperial College Healthcare Neonatal team. This is a really exciting time to join our team.
Our Neonatal service is the largest neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) service within North West London. We care for babies receiving cooling therapy, complex respiratory support, and treatment for ROP. Our skilled and experienced nursing team are fundamental in providing the incredibly high level care our babies deserve. We put our patients and their families at the centre of every decision we make and you can join us in giving our patients the Best Start in Life.
As a Band 7 nurse you will act as a team leader to your own team of nurses acting as their mentor/ supervisor and Performance Development Review (PDR) lead. We will enable you to develop confidence and skills as a leader with support and coaching from a team made up of educators and Matrons and Senior Nurses. We can support you with advanced leadership training to guide you through your own leadership development., + As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
+ Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence based procedural documents.
+ To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
+ Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.
+ Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
+ Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
+ Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.
+ Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.

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.

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 14,000 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.