Community sister/charge nurse Work, Jobs in Watford, Eng (with Salaries)

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Medicine
Watford General Hospital —Watford
- £50,008 - £56,908 a year
- Full-time
- Nursing
- Patient care
- Leadership
3d
Band 7- Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Medicine
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust —Watford
- £50,008 - £56,908 a year
- Full-time
- Patient care
- Leadership
- Communication skills
3d
Sister or Charge Nurse
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust —Harlow
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Organisational skills
- Computer skills
- Leadership
1d
Band 7 - Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Children's Emergency Department
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust —Watford
- £51,657 - £58,785 a year
- Weekend availability
- Patient care
- Leadership
- Nursing
8d
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Children's Emergency Department
Watford General Hospital —Watford
- £51,657 - £58,785 a year
- Weekend availability
- Patient care
- Mentoring
- Leadership
5d
Grade 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust —Harlow
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Rotating shift
- Leadership
- Communication skills
10d
Liaison/Rapid Response Sister/Charge Nurse
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) —Luton
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hospital
- Discharge planning
- Care plans
- Annual leave
4d
Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Discharge Lounge
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust —Kingston upon Thames
- £45,953 - £54,254 a year
- Full-time
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Site Practitioner/Sister/Charge Nurse EICU Royal Brompton
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust —London
- £58,133 - £65,261 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Leadership
- Annual leave
2d
Sister/ Charge Nurse - Renal Home Therapies
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust —London
- £47,951 - £56,863 a year
- Full-time
- Driving
- Travel
- Communication skills
2d
PERRT Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —London
- £47,951 - £56,863 a year
- Full-time
- ICU experience
- University
- Leadership
8d
Sister/Charge Nurse - Ward
Nuffield Health —London
- Full-time
- Patient care
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Gym membership
Early Pregnancy Unit Nurse / Midwife (22.5HRS)
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Chertsey
- £41,957 - £50,387 a year
- Part-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Ward Clerk, Willow Ward
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Chertsey
- £26,618 a year
- Weekend availability
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Senior Matron - Medicine
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust —London
- £66,582 - £77,368 a year
- Full-time
- Acute care
- Leadership
4d

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Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Medicine

Watford General Hospital -
Watford

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Job details

Full-time
£50,008 - £56,908 a year
3 days ago

Qualifications

Nursing
Patient care
Leadership
Communication skills
Negotiation
Nursing
NMC

Full job description

Band 7- Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Medicine

Band 7

Main area

Medicine

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

360-A-11464-A

Department name

West Herts - General Staffing

Site

Watford General Hospital

Town

Watford

Salary

£50,008 - £56,908 pa inc. HCA

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

08/07/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring leader to join the Division of Medicine at West Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust. We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated, dynamic, and compassionate Senior Nurse/Charge Nurse for a full-time post (37.5 hours per week) to lead a medicine ward.

Our medicine wards care for patients with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions, requiring comprehensive assessment, treatment, and ongoing management. The ward is committed to delivering safe, high-quality, person-centred care that promotes dignity, independence, and wellbeing. Care is delivered through a multidisciplinary approach, working closely with medical teams, therapists, and support services to ensure holistic and coordinated care for every patient.

The successful applicant must demonstrate a positive, proactive attitude and possess excellent interpersonal, organisational, and clinical leadership skills. As the Senior Nurse/Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the culture of the ward, supporting staff development, and ensuring the delivery of high standards of care in a safe and compassionate environment. You will also be expected to demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development and a strong commitment to improving patient and carer experience.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 07:15–15:05 (flexible working will be considered).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be highly motivated, and demonstrate strong organisational abilities. They should have experience of taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of a clinical area, ensuring safe, person-centred care, prioritising patient experience, and applying sound clinical judgement in a busy acute setting.

The post holder will play a key role in enhancing the quality of care and services provided across the ward. They will act as a visible, proactive, and accessible leader, serving as a clinical resource for the team and ensuring the consistent delivery of high standards of compassionate care. The ability to prioritise workloads effectively and use initiative in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Training will be provided, and there are excellent opportunities for professional development.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The core purpose of the Senior Nurse/Charge Nurse is to lead and manage the performance of the team within a medicine ward, enhancing patient experience, improving clinical outcomes, and contributing to organisational priorities such as improved patient flow, reduced sickness absence, staff retention, and safe workforce deployment.
The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will take day-to-day responsibility for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care. Promoting dignity, maintaining patient safety, and ensuring a positive patient and carer experience will be central to the nursing leadership approach within the ward.
The ward is committed to achieving and sustaining the following key objectives:

Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for a broad range of medical conditions
Support safe and efficient discharge processes to promote continuity of care and patient flow
Maintain quality standards and actively participate in the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
Foster innovation and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
Provide visible and proactive leadership with strong communication across teams
Promote diversity, inclusion, and equality within the workplace

You will be responsible for effective resource management within the clinical area and for supporting the personal and professional development of all staff within the team. This includes ensuring compliance with mandatory training and encouraging ongoing learning and development opportunities relevant to medicine care.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered General Nurse
NMC accredited Mentorship qualification e.g. ENB 998
Evidence of continuing professional development
Degree in Nursing or related subject or working towards this

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and experience of negotiating and motivating groups and individuals to deliver on agreed objectives
Understanding and experience of managing casemix and skillmix according to competing clinical priorities
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of decisions made in a variety of clinical settings, ensuring user safety is at the forefront of planning.
Health & safety agenda
Hospital Cleanliness standards
Nursing Agenda

Desirable criteria

Understanding and some experience of Clinical Governance processes in relation to speciality

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience as Band 6: within speciality
Experience of line management of staff
Management of complaints
Local resolution

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Olivea Diction

Job title

Matron-Letchmore Ward- Medicine Division

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07977395468

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Address

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Recruitment Team
Watford General Hosptial
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB

Telephone

07815425420

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