Senior Staff Nurse | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University College London Hospital
Salary:	£47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Pro rata)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Nov 2026
Closing date:	9 Dec 2026

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Summary

As a Senior Staff Nurse you will be responsible for ensuring that patients’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care, in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centered approach and will accommodate individuals’ equity, diversity and rights by ensuring that both your own and others’ practice is in the best and proper interests of patients.

You will hold continuing responsibility for the management of the ward and will support the division bed manager and ward sister in facilitating patient bed allocation and effective unit coordination.

Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.

Responsible for the safe custody of medication, including checking and administration.

To participate in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to junior nurses and members of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026

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