# Senior Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-charge-nurse-paediatric-emergency/8171522c-7366-4202-8e67-75d8e73c9f59 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-charge-nurse-paediatric-emergency/8171522c-7366-4202-8e67-75d8e73c9f59.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 26.25 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T12:34:41.836Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8274224 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274224?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join Our Team as a Senior Charge Nurse / Sister – Band 7 in the Paediatric Emergency Department! Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated and hardworking individual to join our Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) team as Band 7 Clinical Senior Charge Nurse/Sister part-time 26 hrs per week. This is a fantastic opportunity to support and develop a collaborative and highly motivated team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the UK and an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare to all through excellence in research, education, and training. The Paediatric ED team delivers high-quality care to over 28,000 children and their families each year, working closely with the Adult ED, Urgent Care Centre, PATCH team, and inpatient paediatric services. St. Mary’s Hospital is a major trauma centre and the hub for the north-west London trauma network, playing a vital role in the London-wide trauma system. Active Research Strategy: Our department is recognised as a pilot site for numerous national studies, with over fifty articles and posters accepted for publication or presentation at national and international conferences by our nursing and medical staff. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 7 Clinical Senior Charge Nurse/Sister, you will provide high-quality care in our busy and fast-paced department. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work and support staff in all areas of the Paediatric Emergency Department including: - Triage - Resuscitation, including Major Trauma - ED Majors - Clinical Decisions Unit - Patient Flow You will be supported by a team leader, Modern Matron, and Nurse Consultant in Emergency Care. The role includes developing clinical skills through nurse-led discharge from the ED, providing medications via Patient Group Directives, plastering and suturing, requesting x-rays from triage, and cannulation of paediatric patients. Your personal development will be supported through clinical supervision with the Paediatric ED Matron and Lead Nurse. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Organisation, administrative and management skills **Desirable** - Teaching Skills ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience in Paediatric emergency medicine including Trauma care at band 6 level **Desirable** - Experience of Audit or Research - Experience in critical care setting ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (Child) - Post-registration emergency nursing education (A&E Course, Acutely unwell Child, Emergency Practice or Equivalent Experience) - Practice Supervisor / Assessor - Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course - Advanced Trauma Nursing Course / Trauma Nursing Core Course or Equivalent Level 2 Trauma course **Desirable** - Relevant Masters Degree - Leadership Training ## Documents - [frf (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589894) - [jd & ps (pdf, 475.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589893) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) ## 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.