Sister​/Charge Nurse, ITU

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced B7 nurse to join our forward thinking, progressive Nursing Team as a ward manager/ shift leader responsible for the clinical management of our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a shift by shift basis.

We are looking for an experienced ICU nurse to lead the nursing team and support the Matron in ICU.

To have joint responsibility of the Unit Sisters/charge nurses for the operational management and service delivery processes within the Critical Care Unit. This includes line management of staff, managing and monitoring resources within a defined budget and contributing to the corporate agenda.

To lead and promote a quality service using research and evidence based practice including the setting and monitoring of clinical standards. To act as the senior clinical lead within the Unit on a shift basis. To ensure safe staffing within the unit. Rotation onto night and day shifts. Involved in quality improvement, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS  are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Detailed Job description and main responsibilities are uploaded in JD in documents.

General responsibilities are to support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

• Recognised mentorship qualification and experience as a Sign Off assessor
• Degree or working towards
• Completion of appropriate specialty Course
• Expert clinical skills
• Ability to prioritise and deliver agreed objectives
• Management Course (or equivalent)
• Experience as an NMC sign off mentor or clinical practice assessor
• Evidence of staff development, teaching and succession planning
• Broad range of post registration experience

• Extensive experience in specialty to include considerable experience at Band 6 and Band 7 level
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of clinical leadership ability
• Evidence of utilising evidence in practice
• Evidence of Quality Improvement project

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust