# Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department - Huntingdon > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-emergency-department-huntingdon/e32adfff-8fde-4c96-bb2d-dd08d33f7439 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-emergency-department-huntingdon/e32adfff-8fde-4c96-bb2d-dd08d33f7439.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Peterborough - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-23T10:31:06.558Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/North_West_Anglia_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Emergency_Department/Emergency_Department-v7902582 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7902582?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join us and be part of our transformative journey in Emergency Care! We are seeking an experienced individual with strong management skills and experience in emergency care. This is an exciting opportunity as we undergo major changes including relocation the Urgent Treatment Centre into the Emergency Centre footprint.  As a band 7 you will rotate through this area assisting in co-ordinating services. Under the guidance of our Senior team and clinical educators you will receive comprehensive mentoring in ED specific skills and shift co-ordination,  This includes minor injury management, x-ray requesting, wound closure, Manchester triage and line management including employee relations issues. ### Main duties of the job You will be paired with a mentor from  our esteemed band 7 team, supported by our education experts who will nurture and shape you into a proficient band 7 Sister or Charge Nurse. The role presents an outstanding leadership opportunity in the emergency department setting with opportunities for occasional cross site collaboration. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Your responsibilities will include providing dynamic clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of top-tier nursing care and fostering team development through adept line management Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding the job role. ## Job Details Join us and be part of our transformative journey in Emergency Care! We are seeking an experienced individual with strong management skills and experience in emergency care. This is an exciting opportunity as we undergo major changes including relocation the Urgent Treatment Centre into the Emergency Centre footprint. As a band 7 you will rotate through this area assisting in co-ordinating services. Under the guidance of our Senior team and clinical educators you will receive comprehensive mentoring in ED specific skills and shift co-ordination, This includes minor injury management, x-ray requesting, wound closure, Manchester triage and line management including employee relations issues. ## Job Description You will be paired with a mentor from our esteemed band 7 team, supported by our education experts who will nurture and shape you into a proficient band 7 Sister or Charge Nurse. The role presents an outstanding leadership opportunity in the emergency department setting with opportunities for occasional cross site collaboration. ## Responsibilities Your responsibilities will include providing dynamic clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of top-tier nursing care and fostering team development through adept line management Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding the job role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Fully competent in all clinical skills relevant to emergency nursing (Including - Triage, minor injury management, care of the critically unwell patient adult or child, transfer of the critically unwell patient, trauma care, chemical incident management and major incident management) - Evidence of conducting audits and development of current department. - Ability to resolve and deal with problems and conflict - Competent in x-ray requesting and advanced plastering - Good understanding of infection control principles and their application within an emergency care setting ### Experience **Essential** - Previous emergency department experience at a senior level (minimum 2 years as a band 6) - Able to work in a busy demanding area - Practical teaching experience formally or informally - Experience and competence in managing / leading a team **Desirable** - Good understanding of clinical governance and its application within an emergency care setting - Line management experience (performance appraisals/sickness management) - Link Nurse Role ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse or equivalent health care professional - PILS / ILS - Recognised mentorship course **Desirable** - Futher study post registration - Recognised Leadership Course - HMIMMS/TNCC/ALS/APLS ### Qualities / Attributes **Essential** - Ability to prioritise and manage workload taking responsibility for decision making under pressure - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Demonstrates Trust values - Able to motivate a team ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886) - [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865) - [band 7 person spec (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10178514) - [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745) - [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788) - [jd - sister/charge nurse - ed (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10178513) ## 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.