Job overview
Your nursing career – your choice!
Join the NHS as an experienced Band 7 Registered Nurse role in one of hundreds of teams across nine hospitals, community and specialist clinical services serving millions of people in South West London and beyond.
Choose Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust! You can be interviewed online – and start your new role if successful – on dates to suit you!
With more than 200 different clinical services and specialties, 22,000+ staff – and serving four million+ people across South West London and further afield – we offer an easy, quick route into the widest range of opportunities for Newly-Qualified Nurses and final year nursing students.
We will also be hosting special NQN Careers Webinars over the coming months, following the success of our 2021 events. More than 130 final year student nurses and nurses who have recently qualified joined senior colleagues from the four trusts online to hear about working life here and ask questions on a range of topics.
Please do get in touch. We’d love to tell you more about what’s on offer including:
- Flexible start date to suit your needs
- Unrivalled learning and development – support from day one with dedicated preceptors, mentors, clear Band 7 career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Emergency Department team to provide expert nursing care to those attending the Emergency Department including the Urgent Care Centre. To provide expert practice and knowledge. To promote, implement and evaluate evidence-based practice.
The post holder will collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care following guidelines and pathways within emergency care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role
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
Skills
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the principles and practices of emergency care
Experience
Essential
- Significant years of post registration emergency nursing experience.
- Relevant years of working as Band 6 level in the Emergency Department or emergency care setting.
Desirable
- Clinical supervision experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 and Post Registration A&E course (formally ENB 199) or equivalent study.
- ILS / ALS Qualified.
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
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This advert is for Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 pa incl HCAS pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (12 months fixed term). The application deadline is 06 Sep 2026.
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