Sister/Charge Nurse - Oncology
Sister/Charge Nurse – Oncology
Location: The Harley Street Clinic, Harley Street, London W1G 8BJ
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: Competitive, with Shift Enhancements and Excellent Additional Benefits
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Sister/Charge Nurse to join our senior nursing leadership team at The Harley Street Clinic. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven clinician who is passionate about leading people, improving services, and delivering exceptional patient care.
As a Sister/Charge Nurse, you will take on a pivotal leadership role within the unit, acting as a visible and supportive clinical lead throughout each shift. You will ensure safe and effective staffing through proactive workforce planning and act as a key point of support for the wider multidisciplinary team. You will coordinate patient flow, manage complex discharges, and respond efficiently to emerging clinical and operational needs.
You will actively contribute to service development, leading quality improvement initiatives and engaging fully in the audit process to enhance patient experience and staff wellbeing. You will also take responsibility for incident management, ensuring investigations are carried out effectively and learning is shared.
Alongside this, you will lead and support your own nursing team, conducting performance reviews, setting clear objectives, and guiding colleagues through their professional development. You will help foster a positive, high‑performing culture where excellent clinical practice and continuous improvement are standard.
This role is ideal for Senior Staff Nurses (Band 6) with a minimum of three years’ experience in an oncology ward who are ready to progress into a Band 7 leadership position. You will be able to demonstrate experience in leading shifts, supporting junior colleagues, and contributing to service or quality improvement initiatives. You will bring confidence in decision‑making, a proactive approach to clinical and operational challenges, and the leadership behaviours expected of a Sister/Charge Nurse.
At The Harley Street Clinic, you will have access to a wide range of development pathways, including leadership programmes, specialist routes such as Clinical Nurse Specialist roles, education opportunities through the Clinical Practice Education team, and operational pathways towards Duty Nurse Manager positions. You will also be supported through relevant courses, including leadership and advanced communication training.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring
Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin
A proactive approach to service improvement, with a genuine passion for enhancing patient and staff experience.
A positive influence on team culture, fostering professionalism, compassion, and continuous improvement.
SACT (Systemic Anti‑Cancer Therapy) competence, with the ability to safely administer chemotherapy in line with clinical standards and governance requirements.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Sister/Charge Nurse on our Oncology ward, you’ll be eligible for:
25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them
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