Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Job overview

Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

The £20m refurbishment of our Urgent and Emergency Care has been completed, so there has never been a more exciting time to join the Urgent and Emergency Care team, influencing and shaping the both the Emergency Care our patients receive and the environment our staff work in.

The new state of the art Emergency Department includes:

• 8 bedded resuscitation area
• 29 majors’ cubicles
• 2 mental health assessment rooms
• Rapid assessment and treatment area
• 8 cubicles within the Children and Young Peoples Emergency Department

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
• To support the Team leader in the effective management of the clinical area
• To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To lead, support, supervise and teach staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded. The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

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.