# Sister / Charge Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Truro
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment for 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (24/7 shifts)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T13:01:10.465Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v8094587
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8094587?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Fixed Term / Secondment for 12 months

Ready to bring your energy, leadership and clinical expertise to the frontline? We’re excited to offer a brand-new Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse role in our Emergency Department, right at the heart of a dynamic and evolving service.

Our ED is a fast-moving, high-impact environment where no two shifts are ever the same. You’ll lead from the front, managing the shop floor and keeping patient flow safe, efficient, and responsive—whether it’s a busy morning surge or a full-on night shift. If you thrive on pace, pressure, and purpose, this is the role for you.

This is your chance to shape standards, support your team, and make a real difference to patient experience—every single shift. we need someone who

Brings strong, visible clinical leadership within emergency or acute care

Thrives in a busy, unpredictable environment and keeps calm under pressure

Is passionate about team development, patient safety, and high standards of care

Is ready to step up, take ownership, and lead by example

Degree-level education (or working towards) or equivalent experience

Current NMC registration

Proven experience in clinical leadership within ED or acute medicine

Post-registration qualification in emergency care (e.g. ALS, ATNC/ATCC)

Post-registration teaching/education qualification (or working towards) and mentorship qualification

Includes day and night shifts

A role where you’ll truly lead, influence and innovate

### Main duties of the job

The leadership element of this role is essential and candidates must be able to demonstrate their skills to:

- Be a role model / effective leader

- Exercise leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change.

-  Develop and co-ordinate effective team working

-  Communicate on a regular basis with team regarding trust objectives, plans & business developments

This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated, experienced and dynamic nurse to drive the improvement and success of the emergency department.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Experience of teaching qualified nurses, learners, junior doctors, patients/carers.
- Knowledge of resources management issues.
- Good numeracy skills.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable registration experience in acute medicine or Accident & Emergency.
- Accident & Emergency or acute medicine leadership experience.
- Wide range of clinical experience.
- Supervision of learners and preceptors.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- RGN
- Post Registered emergency nursing/acute medicine degree qualification or equivalent
- ALS

**Desirable**

- Diploma/Degree in nursing.

## Documents

- [job description & person specification (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450702)

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