# Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Dept Adults > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-junior-sistercharge-nurse-emergency-dept-adults/e3e61234-a70b-4da3-8cda-75c11bd67515 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-junior-sistercharge-nurse-emergency-dept-adults/e3e61234-a70b-4da3-8cda-75c11bd67515.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS ( pro rata ) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T10:43:06.555Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Accident_Emergency/Accident_Emergency-v8152332 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8152332?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As a junior sister/ charge nurse you will be required to have well developed triage skills and experience coordinating different areas of the emergency department including the resuscitation areas. As well as an 8 bedded resuscitation area, our department has a co-located Urgent Care Centre, a children’s Emergency Department, CDU and SDEC service. We are also a Trauma Unit receiving trauma patients from across Hertfordshire and North London. We provide our own accredited emergence care course both adults and children’s. Adult nurses have the opportunity to attend both courses. Both courses include level 1 trauma and can be taken at both degree and masters levels. We recognise that training and development opportunities are vital for a happy and competent workforce. This is why we have an ED specific Clinical Practice Education (CPE) team dedicated to the development of our nurses to support a modern career framework. You will be supported every step of the way by our senior nurses, the CPE team and your colleagues. We offer a variety of development opportunities which include, but are not limited to: Protected Supernumerary period University Accredited Emergency Care Course (in both Adults & Paediatrics) Advanced Life Support (ALS) and/or Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Advanced Trauma Life Support / ATNC Support with completing the Level 1 RCN National Curriculum and Competency Framework for Emergency Nursing competencies. ### Main duties of the job As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse you will be required to support the senior and junior team in ensuring the needs of our patients are met through the delivery of high quality care. The role involves working as part of a large multidisciplinary team including the ED medical team, clinical practice educators safeguarding, mental health liaison team and clinical specialties. The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse works clinically including unsocial hours and will be expected to work competently in all areas of the Emergency Department as well as being able to independently take charge of them. The Junior Sister/Charge Nurse will assist their Team leader with managing their own team of nurses and ensuring they meet their potential. As a band 6 Junior sister charge nurse in our busy Emergency Department, you will have the opportunity to work in all areas including children’s ED to increase your skill set and competency. You will be activity involved in retention and recruitment. You will also be responsible for link roles giving you the opportunity to drive change and improve standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Able to work shift work and internal rotation to night duty ### Experience **Essential** - demonstrates clinical expertise relevant to ED - Post registration experience of working in an acute hospital setting - Experience of managing challenging situations to a positive outcome. - Evidence of teaching others - Experience of mentoring others. **Desirable** - Experience of managing a team ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - A mature and professional attitude/enthusiastic and positive - Displays compassion and understanding ### Skills & Aptitudes **Essential** - Advanced communication skills - Ability to prioritise and manage work load - Basic counseling skills – ability to understand the needs of the bereaved - MAST compliant ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - 1st level registration - Further professional studies e.g. Emergency Nursing course or equivalent - Mentorship course or practice assessor qualification - Able to evidence recent and continuing professional development relevant to ED ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10452172) - [person specification (pdf, 184.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10452173) - [functional requirements (pdf, 112.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10452174) - [nursing and midwifery - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 626.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2755) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.