# Paediatric Emergency Department - Junior Sister/Charge Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-emergency-department-junior-sistercharge-nurse/dcb75b79-7e2e-4bb1-9888-32f80297ac4d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-emergency-department-junior-sistercharge-nurse/dcb75b79-7e2e-4bb1-9888-32f80297ac4d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Frimley Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Salary:** £41957.00 to £50387.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full rotation to days and nights essential - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 26.5 hours per week (Long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays are all essential) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T11:41:28.712Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8244660 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244660?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Sister/Charge Nurse – Paediatric Emergency Department Frimley Park Hospital Permanent – 26.5 hours per week We are looking for a motivated, compassionate Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly, dynamic, and supportive team in the Paediatric Emergency Department at Frimley Park Hospital. In this leadership role, you will play a vital part in delivering high-quality, safe, and family-centred emergency care for children and young people. Working closely with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will support and lead the nursing team, coordinating and overseeing shifts in their absence and ensuring excellent standards of care are consistently maintained. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within a fast-paced and rewarding paediatric emergency setting, supported by an experienced and welcoming multidisciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job - To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the nursing team, ensuring that high standards are met and maintained for all children and their families - To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse ensuring the departments ethos reflects the Trust values, and assist with the delivery of patient safety, a good patient experience and the effective running of the department. - To act as a skilled practitioner and senior nurse within the Emergency Department to ensure that the highest quality of care is given to patients. - Ensuring that all clinical practice is evidence based, in accordance with local and national standards for good practice. - To assist in the clinical management of the Emergency Department by ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources, and providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to the team. - In conjunction with the Clinical Matrons / Team Leaders and other Sisters / Charge Nurses facilitate the development of the service and personal development of all nursing staff within the clinical area of responsibility. - To take the lead on projects as appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of experience within emergency care or an acute setting - Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice - Able to demonstrate MDT working **Desirable** - Experience of audit - Experience of implementing change - Demonstrate the ability to provide teaching in paediatrics ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registration - Registered Sick Children’s Nurse - Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development **Desirable** - APLS - Module in High Dependency Care - Module in Paediatric Emergency Care ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to take charge of a clinical unit - Excellent leadership skills - Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal). - Able to work without supervision - Teaching & assessing experience - Competent in - Triaging/streaming, IV medication, PGD, Plastering, Venepuncture and IV cannulation **Desirable** - Nurse-led competencies - X-ray requesting - Suturing ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Full time hours, shift work, including nights and weekends ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [job description/person specification (pdf, 187.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576402) ## 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.