UCLH@ Sister​/Charge Nurse

Main area Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long-Day, 11 hour Shift Pattern, Mon-Sun (including BH)) Job
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Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site UCLH Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 Per Annum Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our UCLH@HOME team, a service provided by Whittington Health in partnership with UCLH. We are forefront of integrated care – providing innovative and transformational care that best serves local communities.

The post holder will work with colleagues from acute specialities, the emergency department, as well as community services. The role will provide a unique opportunity to be part of a service able to provide a truly integrated care pathway for patients across acute and community settings; developing and expanding the services to provide the best care possible for our patients in the best way for them.

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds including emergency nurses, primary care and acute medicine. It is an exciting time to join our team and be supported to enhance your scope of autonomous practice.

The post holder will work as part of the UCLH@Home team a service delivered by Whittington Health NHS Trust in partnership with UCLH. The primary responsibility of the Sister/Charge Nurse is to provide nurse led care to patients being treated in a community setting. The nurse will work with the patient, their support workers, their families and the multi professional team to develop a care plan that will meet individual needs and promote optimal clinical outcomes.

The nurse will support the patient to manage their health and/or social condition(s) to avoid unnecessary inpatient stay, prevent readmission and unplanned re attendances. The nurse will work closely with colleagues in community services who may also be involved in caring for patients on UCLH@HOME.

The post holder will ensure that all patients are provided with safe and high quality standards of nursing care.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

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