Charge Nurse - Surgical Assessment Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a leadership role for an experienced surgical nurse in a brand-new Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) at Charing Cross Hospital. The unit will streamline emergency surgical pathways, integrating with the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care. As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will act as a deputy to the Unit Matron, providing clinical leadership, supervising junior staff, and managing patient flow. This is an opportunity to shape a new multidisciplinary team and establish clinical excellence in acute surgical care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership course or qualification
- Previous experience of In an acute setting
- Experience taking charge
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- 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
- Rostering skills
- Investigating incidents
- Conducting local audits
- Education/ qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Leadership course or qualification
- Previous experience of In an acute setting
- Experience taking charge
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- 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
- Rostering skills
- Investigating incidents
- Conducting local audits
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charge Nurse - Surgical Assessment Unit
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
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-new, state-of-the-art Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) at Charing Cross Hospital. This purpose-built unit will streamline the emergency surgical pathway, integrating closely with our Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathways to deliver rapid assessments, diagnostics, and treatment without unnecessary admissions.
As a Band 6 Charge Nurse , you will be at the forefront of this new service launch. Working as a deputy to the Unit Matron, you will provide strong clinical leadership, supervise junior staff, and drive efficient patient flow through a fast-paced environment. This is a rare opportunity to shape a newly formed multidisciplinary team, build a collaborative culture from the ground up, and establish clinical excellence in acute surgical care.
We are currently recruiting for 5 full-time positions and 1 part-time position .
Informal visits are highly recommended. Please contact our Lead Nurse Simon Mackie at [email removed].
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Excellence: Oversee the safe triage, assessment, stabilization, and care planning of acute surgical
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