Job requirements
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Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Transformational leadership style
- Skills and Aptitudes
Audit / research experience
- Skills and Aptitudes
Presentation skills
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience at Junior Sister / Charge Nurse level in a relevant clinical setting
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience in mentoring, assessing, coaching
- Knowledge and Experience
Leading a team
- Knowledge and Experience
Have undertaken appraisals
- Education & Qualifications
NMC registered
- Education & Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing development related to speciality
- Education & Qualifications
ENB 998 / C&G 7307 or assessor course
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of change management
- Education & Qualifications
Educated to degree level
- Education & Qualifications
ECDL
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated nurse leader to join our team of Band 7 nurses in the Emergency Department on a permanent basis covering 24/7 Emergency Nursing Care delivery.
You will be responsible for the provision of clinical leadership, support, teaching and decision making from the patient's arrival to hospital and throughout their journey in the Emergency Department on a rota covering 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
We are looking for a proactive, supportive band 7 nurse with proven clinical leadership and decision-making skills.
You will need to demonstrate expert knowledge surrounding emergency care and a commitment to provide high quality, safe and effective care for patients requiring emergency nursing intervention.
Main duties of the job
Your senior Sister/Charge Nurse role includes being professionally accountable and responsible for the standards and delivery of nursing care within their area of management, responsible for standards of cleanliness in their own clinical area.
You will be the named budget holder and authorised signatory for financial resources and responsible for the information governance on his/her Ward/Department and the completeness of data.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!
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.
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This advert is for Senior Charge Nurse with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Westcliff-on-Sea, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £49,387 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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