Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care Unit

Posting date:	27 August 2025
Salary:	£44,485.00 to £52,521.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£44485.00 - £52521.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	10 September 2025
Location:	Orpington, BR6 8ND
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9213-25-0859

Summary

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post. To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations. We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued. At Kings we are a kind, respectful team: Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At Kings, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed. Clinical Responsibilities To have advanced Critical Care expertise to use their knowledge and skills in an holistic approach, so that clinical decision-making leads to prompt and appropriate action in the best interests of the patient You must be able to demonstrate expert patient assessment skills and evidence based decision making, with the ability to work autonomously within agreed protocols of the iMobile service, and as part of a team Delivering patient care in a variety of clinical settings, your role will be to work within the iMobile Critical Care team assessing, managing, and treating patients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team To work in close co-operation with multi-disciplinary teams, facilitating high standards of expert, holistic nursing care to patients who are acutely/critically ill outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting Assess the health needs of the deteriorating patient through physical examination, history taking and diagnostic studies in consultation with the ICU Consultant, Resident Doctors, and Senior iMobile Nursing Team Develop and manage a plan of care for the patient in consultation with the ITU consultant, Resident Doctors and Senior iMobile Nursing Team Provide direct support at the bedside, as required, until patients are stabilised or relocated to a higher level of care including, delivery of specified critical care therapies on the ward To support the patient in transitioning from ward to critical care nursing and vice versa To act as a resource person to others, providing accurate information, advice and support to the multidisciplinary team, patients and their relatives Good verbal and written communication skills so that professional advice or care guidance and instructions are well understood by patients, their relatives and/or carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives and carers, colleagues and students Functions as an effective role model in the clinical setting in demonstrating the application of breadth and depth of nursing knowledge, skills, behaviour and in advising and supporting members of the multi-disciplinary team Facilitates and supports the professional development of other nurses Education and Training You will be enthusiastic about education and be able to demonstrate previous experience of teaching and supervision and assessment of practice To deliver specific deteriorating patient education and training for qualified health care professionals and students to promote their learning and ability to recognise and escalate clinical deterioration early in order to deliver safe and effective patient care To contribute to the wider educational activities within the service ensuring attendance at and contributing to the delivery of educational activities to the multi-disciplinary team within Critical Care To promote, support and encourage the application of research and of evidence based practices To have your own portfolio of responsibility including areas of clinical guidance, audit, research, and service development Commit to undertake any training required for the post