AAU / OPAU Junior Sister / Charge Nurse | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7604700/259-7604700WXH |
Summary
AAU is a busy 29 bedded unit, we have 12 monitored beds and see a wide range of complex acute conditions on the unit that include caring for level 2 patients (including NIV and Tracheostomy). OPAU is a 20 bedded acute frailty assessment unit. The unit caters for patients aged 65 and above with acute conditions.
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and hardworking individual who have the experience and knowledge to join us as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. The role has the support of the substantial Band 6 team, Senior Sisters and our own Practice Development Nurses (PDN). You will be an active part of senior leadership team, promoting excellent clinical skills across a varied multidisciplinary team.
We welcome applications from staff nurses who wish to challenge themselves further in their career. This is an excellent opportunity to undertake a key role to make a difference to the quality of care, patient safety and experience in a busy and friendly environment.
The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly and collaboratively to delivery high quality care, based within an environment that equally values its staff and patients. There is also an opportunity to rotate and work within our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
The 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.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application.As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The 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.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025