Charge Nurse – Surgical Assessment Unit

Charge Nurse – Surgical Assessment Unit Overview

We are seeking an experienced surgical nurse ready to take on a significant leadership role in our newly established Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) at Charing Cross Hospital. This cutting-edge unit is designed to enhance the emergency surgical pathway by closely integrating with our Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care pathways, facilitating rapid assessments, diagnostics, and treatments while minimizing unnecessary admissions.

As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a crucial role in launching this innovative service. Reporting to the Unit Matron, you will provide strong clinical leadership, supervise junior staff, and ensure efficient patient flow in a fast-paced environment. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a new multidisciplinary team, foster a collaborative culture, and establish high standards of clinical excellence in acute surgical care.

Main Duties:

• Ensure safe triage, assessment, stabilization, and care planning for acute surgical patients with diverse conditions.
• Act as the shift coordinator, managing staffing levels, admissions, discharges, and patient flow.
• Mentor and preceptor Band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants, and student nurses.
• Serve as the core liaison among emergency doctors, surgical registrars, consultants, and diagnostic teams.
• Maintain compliance with Trust and NMC guidelines, ensuring high standards of infection control and patient safety.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Essential: Registered Nurse with a teaching qualification or equivalent experience.
• Essential: Previous experience in an acute care setting.
• Desirable: Leadership course or qualification.
• Essential: Ability to teach and organize ward activities, demonstrating initiative.
• Essential: Competency in medication administration, including IV medications.
• Desirable: Skills in rostering, incident investigation, and conducting audits.

Benefits:

• Career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.
• Participation in a staff recognition scheme.
• Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loans, and access to onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff. We welcome applications for flexible working, part-time roles, or job shares. For more information, please contact our Lead Nurse, Simon Mackie, at [email protected].

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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