Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will liaise with the multidisciplinary team, take the lead on delegated responsibilities, and act up in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. They will monitor safety and quality of care and act as a role model promoting excellence in practice.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education & Professional Qualifications
- First level registration
- Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards
Desirable criteria
- First level degree in Nursing or working towards
- 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
- Skills and aptitudes
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems
- 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 shared commitments
- Personal qualities and attributes
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationship with colleagues
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable
- Flexibility in shift and working pattern to meet the needs of the service
- Royal Free World Class Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education & Professional Qualifications
- First level registration
- Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards
- First level degree in Nursing or working towards
- 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
- Skills and aptitudes
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems
- 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 shared commitments
- Personal qualities and attributes
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationship with colleagues
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable
- Flexibility in shift and working pattern to meet the needs of the service
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge nurse
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisplinary team and service users related to the speciality.
To Take the lead on delegated responsibilities as defined by the Senior Sister/charge Nurse.
To act up in the absence of the Charge Nurse/Senior sister and monitor safety and quality of care.
To act as a role model promoting excellence through practice
Main duties of the job
Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with the world class care values.
To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies relating to speciality
To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation.
Detailed Job Description attached to the document tab.
To implement safe working practices with regard to the Trust 's clinical governance and clinical risk strategies.
About us
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
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