# Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department - St Helier Hospital > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-emergency-department-st-helier-hospital/0ce9748d-3e01-41d3-b70b-afc2db61f68d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sistercharge-nurse-emergency-department-st-helier-hospital/0ce9748d-3e01-41d3-b70b-afc2db61f68d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Carshalton - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £44,485 - £52,521 pa Inclusive of HCAS (Pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (37.5 per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-02-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-02-19T14:52:43.670Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/St_Helier_Hospital/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Emergency_Medicine/Emergency_Medicine-v7809381 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7809381?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6 – Emergency Department St Helier Hospital base site Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we’d welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this. Can you help St Helier Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. We are currently recruiting dedicated and enthusiastic nurses for the Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role. We are looking for motivated, innovative nurses with strong clinical knowledge & skills, excellent communication skills who are able to demonstrate suitability and experience for the position. You will need to be flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about emergency care and you need to be committed to improving service delivery. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the Emergency Department at St Helier Hospital. The St Helier Emergency Department has received significant investment from our Trusts board to increase our staffing levels within the Emergency Department. As part of this Establishment review - we have been given funding to increase our Senior Nursing Team. We are a friendly team and always thrive to deliver a compassionate high quality standard of care. Our top priority is the safety of our patients and their best possible care, and being part of a close-knit, hardworking and supportive team will help you settle in with us. Our Emergency Floor houses a combination of assessment areas that will enable us to manage our Urgent and Unscheduled Care pathways effectively.  It consists of the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Urgent Treatment Centre. There will be opportunities to rotate into all areas as you progress – to widen your skills and knowledge and also make a difference to the quality of care, patient safety and experience in a busy and challenging environment. You will be part of an upbeat dynamic team bringing energy and a strong focus on multidisciplinary teamwork in supporting our patients. You will receive a specialty specific induction programme that is supported by a competency framework for you to complete and opportunities to further develop your nursing career through courses. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier. ## Job Details Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6 – Emergency Department St Helier Hospital base site Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we’d welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this. Can you help St Helier Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community? If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you. We are currently recruiting dedicated and enthusiastic nurses for the Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role. We are looking for motivated, innovative nurses with strong clinical knowledge & skills, excellent communication skills who are able to demonstrate suitability and experience for the position. You will need to be flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about emergency care and you need to be committed to improving service delivery. ## Job Description This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the Emergency Department at St Helier Hospital. The St Helier Emergency Department has received significant investment from our Trusts board to increase our staffing levels within the Emergency Department. As part of this Establishment review - we have been given funding to increase our Senior Nursing Team. We are a friendly team and always thrive to deliver a compassionate high quality standard of care. Our top priority is the safety of our patients and their best possible care, and being part of a close-knit, hardworking and supportive team will help you settle in with us. Our Emergency Floor houses a combination of assessment areas that will enable us to manage our Urgent and Unscheduled Care pathways effectively.  It consists of the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Urgent Treatment Centre. There will be opportunities to rotate into all areas as you progress – to widen your skills and knowledge and also make a difference to the quality of care, patient safety and experience in a busy and challenging environment. You will be part of an upbeat dynamic team bringing energy and a strong focus on multidisciplinary teamwork in supporting our patients. You will receive a specialty specific induction programme that is supported by a competency framework for you to complete and opportunities to further develop your nursing career through courses. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal, written communication skills and interpersonal skills - Triage trained - Computer literate - Willingness to develop own practice **Desirable** - Working with excel - Level 1 or 2 Trauma qualifications ### Personal **Essential** - Committed to team working, motivated and enthusiastic - Flexible and adaptable approach - Well organised and resourceful **Desirable** - Creative and lateral thinker ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge or current clinical and professional issues - Understanding of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance **Desirable** - Knowledge and understanding of change management theories ### Experience **Essential** - Estensive post-registration experience within the specialty (min 3 years) ### Management **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly within an Emergency setting - Experience of team or shift management **Desirable** - Experience in conducting appraisals ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse - Teaching and assessing course - AUA, EP course or equivalent - Relevant post registration qualification **Desirable** - Research - Degree in Adult Nursing or working towards ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 91.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3008) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [sister/charge nurse jd (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10077662) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953) ## 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.