Closing date: 23 July 2026

Job summary
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisciplinary team and service users related to the speciality. To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff. To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients. In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward. To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility as appropriate. To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants. To ensure a positive focussed service incorporating patients' feedback to maintain and improve patient care. To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.

Main duties of the job

• 2.1 To ensure high standards of care are given to all patients, monitoring this through spot checks and clinical quality indicators outcome measures.
• 2.2 Contribute to patient and relative feedback by undertaking daily clinical rounds with the aim of providing excellent standards of care.
• 2.3 To collaborate in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care.
• 2.4 To ensure communication with patients and significant others is established, ensuring empathy and reassurance regarding, assessment, care and treatment.
• 2.5 Be accountable at all times for ensuring that safeguards are in place for patients, in particular those adults or children at risk.
• 2.6 To facilitate early discharge planning being carried out to enable appropriate arrangements to be in place for patients leaving hospital or transferring in order to achieve a safe and timely discharge from hospital

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts with over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential

• First Level Registration
• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Post qualification in relevant speciality
• Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Ability to plan and prioritise workload
• Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
• Skilled in use of computer/key board
• Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
• Ability to work well within a team
• Knowledge of risk management
• Ability to lead change and service improvement
• Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements
• To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care

Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
• Enthusiastic and assertive
• Adaptable to change
• Diplomatic and calm
• To be flexible and approachable
• Ability to work rotating shifts

Details
Date posted: 15 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: 36,943 to 44,900 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 391-RFL-8046518
Job locations: Barnet Hospital, Barnet, EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Sister Pindiso Muchopa
Email: p.muchopa@nhs.net
Phone: 02082165232