Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced nurses to join our team in our busy Emergency Departments as a Band 7 Sister or Charge Nurses. This is an fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurses to join us during a transformation of services including the building of a £220m new site due for completion in 2026.   This will make UHD one of the largest EDs on the South Coast seeing approximately 450 patients a day at our new site.

Currently Poole Hospital is the trauma centre for Dorset and Bournemouth is the stroke centre and PCI centre.  Whilst there will a base site allocated, the successful applicants will be expected to work across sites as part of their rota.

All posts are subject to Internal Rotation to night duty and pro rata weekends/BH.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. Therefore, if you intend to apply for this post, you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Base Location: Poole & Bournemouth Emergency Departments

Interview Date: 27th February 2026

Main duties of the job

The role involves coordinating all aspects of the shift and being responsible for the delivery of quality care in a time pressured environment.   Each Band 7 will also  be responsible for the management of a team including the appraisal and development of staff.

You will be supported by a Senior Matron and two matrons plus a dedicated ED Clinical Education team and one of the largest cohorts of RCEM ACPs in the country.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.