Senior Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, W2 1NY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Join Our Team as a Senior Charge Nurse / Sister – Band 7 in the Paediatric Emergency Department!

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated and hardworking individual to join our Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) team as Band 7 Clinical Senior Charge Nurse/Sister part-time 26 hrs per week. This is a fantastic opportunity to support and develop a collaborative and highly motivated team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the UK and an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare to all through excellence in research, education, and training. The Paediatric ED team delivers high-quality care to over 28,000 children and their families each year, working closely with the Adult ED, Urgent Care Centre, PATCH team, and inpatient paediatric services.

St. Mary’s Hospital is a major trauma centre and the hub for the north-west London trauma network, playing a vital role in the London-wide trauma system.

Active Research Strategy: Our department is recognised as a pilot site for numerous national studies, with over fifty articles and posters accepted for publication or presentation at national and international conferences by our nursing and medical staff.

As a Band 7 Clinical Senior Charge Nurse/Sister, you will provide high-quality care in our busy and fast-paced department. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work and support staff in all areas of the Paediatric Emergency Department including:

• Triage

• Resuscitation, including Major Trauma

• ED Majors

• Clinical Decisions Unit

• Patient Flow

You will be supported by a team leader, Modern Matron, and Nurse Consultant in Emergency Care. The role includes developing clinical skills through nurse-led discharge from the ED, providing medications via Patient Group Directives, plastering and suturing, requesting x-rays from triage, and cannulation of paediatric patients. Your personal development will be supported through clinical supervision with the Paediatric ED Matron and Lead Nurse.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environmentwww.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Sunday 20 Sep 2026

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