Senior Staff Nurse - Major Trauma Ward | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, W2 1NY |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7852190/290-SCCS-2194 |
Summary
Are you an experienced nurse and looking for a new challenge? If so, we have an exciting new opportunity for a committed, motivated and clinically expert surgical nurse to join our team as a Charge Nurse on Major trauma ward.
Major trauma Ward is a very fast-paced 20-bedded acute Trauma, neurosurgical , Orthopaedic and Plastics Ward. We are one of the four major trauma ward within central London.
As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a crucial role in delivering expert clinical care, leading and managing the nursing team, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership, supporting and supervising the nursing staff, and coordinating patient care to ensure a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. This post is pivotal in providing visible nursing leadership within a multi-professional team. The post holder must be a good team leader who is willing to assist and deputise for the Ward Matron when required. You will need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills as you will be working in collaboration with the wider MDT.
Our focus is on developing the nursing leaders of the future. It’s a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable and motivated team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.
• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
• You will be expected to lead the ward on a day-to-day basis in the absence of the Ward Matron, maintaining high level of nursing standards.
• To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
• To deputise for the Matron when required
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
• You will need to adhere to the Trust’s Core Values and behaviours and encourage this in all other staff members.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The full 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.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Apr 2026