Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse for an 11-month secondment in their expanding Emergency Department. The role involves providing high-quality patient care and supervising staff development. Candidates must hold or be working towards the A & E course and have experience in emergency care. This position offers a competitive salary of £44,485 to £52,521 per annum, and is a great opportunity for career advancement in a busy service that prioritizes professional growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive recent ED experience at Band 5.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, efficient and high-quality individualised care to clients in the Emergency Department.
• Supervise education, training and development of staff and students.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal / communication skills with patients and their carers

Education

Registered Nurse

ENB 998 in teaching and assessing or equivalent

TNCC / ATNC provider course

Job description

Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Are you ready for the next step in your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Junior Sister for a 11-month secondment in our expanding Emergency Department at King George Hospital where you will work with the Matrons and other senior staff members to drive the service forward. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop new skills, gain further knowledge and experience. Our Emergency Department service is extremely busy, offering our staff exceptional opportunities for learning and development. You will be exposed to caring for different groups of patients within the department. High quality patient care is at the heart of our work, and you will be joining a growing and motivated team who are passionate about raising standards. You should hold or be working towards the A & E course or equivalent and be experienced in all aspects of emergency care.

Main duties of the job

To provide safe, efficient and high-quality individualised care to clients across a wide range of specialities within the Emergency Department. Primary education, health advice and promotion to constitute a safe effective discharge to enable client self-care on discharge. To supervise & facilitate the education, training and development needs of both trained, untrained staff and students. Ensure all care is non-discriminatory and non-prejudicial. Ensuring all care is provided within the Trust and Local Unit Policies.

About us

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

We have benefitted from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Experience/ Knowledge

• Extensive recent ED experience at Band 5

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• ENB 998 in teaching and assessing or equivalent
• TNCC / ATNC provider course

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal / communication skills with patients and their carers.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year Per annum inclusive