Urgent Treatment Care / Emergency Department Charge Nurse

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you an experienced, motivated and inspiring nurse ready to take on a pivotal leadership role? We are seeking a Band 7 Charge Nurse to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at UCLH – one of London’s busiest and most dynamic emergency care settings. This is your opportunity to lead a skilled nursing team, shape high-quality patient care, and thrive in a supportive, forward-thinking environment in the heart of central London.

Post

Charge Nurse, Band 7 | Urgent Treatment Centre | Permanent | Full Time / Part Time Considered

As Charge Nurse you will

• Provide visible, accessible and authoritative leadership for the nursing team in the UTC, acting as a role model for excellent nursing practice.
• Hold line management responsibility for nursing staff, including recruitment, performance management, appraisal and professional development.
• Lead on the delivery of safe, high quality, patient-centred care in line with evidence-based practice and Trust standards.
• Coordinate and manage the day-to-day operational running of the UTC nursing team, including staffing, rotas and skill mix.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including medical staff, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits and quality projects to continuously enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulatory standards, including those of the NMC.

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.

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 Sunday 24 May 2026

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