Senior Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-26-0107 |
Summary
Assist the Manager in providing advice, guidance, support and professional leadership for all nursing staff in the clinical area. Continually assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care in order to ensure the provision of a high standard of care. Personally deliver a high standard of care to a group of patients, acting as a team leader / named nurse and clinical role model at all times. Assist in developing the unit philosophy and framework of care in line with unit / organisational, beliefs / values and changes in surgery. Ensure the provision of advice, support and health information to patients and their carers in order to promote a health-based service. Ensure workload of nursing staff and colleagues does not jeopardise safe standards of practice and initiate action if necessary. Ensure staffing rosters are covered following safer staffing. In charge responsibilities ensuring that the patient flow is safe and escalating any delays to the teams if patients are delayed in being assessed. Support induction, mentorship, and supervision of Band 5s, HCAs, and students. Maintain clear, compassionate communication with patients and families and liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team. Ensure compliance with NMC Code and NHS Trust policies.Report incidents and contribute to learning from them and uphold safeguarding responsibilities for adults.