Sister/Charge Nurse - Neuro - Rehab

Location – The Wellington Hospital, Wellington Place, London, NW8 9LE  

This role is a 37.5 hours per week Monday – Sunday, you will need to be flexible to work, long days, nights and weekends, based on internal rotation.  

The role offers an attractive and competitive salary depending on experience Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development) 

About the Role 

The Sister / Charge Nurse will be leading the clinical management of a defined ward or department to include support and mentorship of junior staff, acting as a clinical expert and role model. 

Duties & Responsibilities  

• Demonstrates competent clinical practice at all times, is accountable for own actions and acts as a role model 

• Ensures that they and others can appropriately assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care they provide 

• Ensures that they and others respect the principles of patient privacy, dignity, autonomy and confidentiality 

• Provides patients, families and carers with expert, unbiased information regarding the causes, care and management of their condition 

• Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers, without supervision, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team 

• Prioritises own and others work load and directs staff accordingly 

• Deputises for the nurse manager, providing management and leadership in his or her absence 

• Promotes team working to maximise effectiveness of service provision 

• Participates in the recruitment, selection and orientation of staff to promote retention 

Skills & Experience required: 

• NMC Registered Nurse  

• Recognized teaching, assessing, mentoring qualification 

• Previous contemporaneous experience within the neuro rehabilitation specialty with significant experience in the inpatient setting 

• Evidence of continuing professional development 

• Diploma or degree level study (or equivalent) 

• Evidence of management experience / training 

About HCA:  

HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private hospital group; providing award winning acute and complex care. 

The Wellington Hospital has over four decades of expertise; providing the highest level of care for patients who are looking for the best treatment in key areas of healthcare, including: neurosurgery, spinal surgery, cardiac care, orthopaedics, acute neurological rehabilitation, gynaecology and cancer care. 

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