Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basildon is seeking experienced A&E or Acute nurses to enhance the team. The successful candidates will supervise nursing care, ensure effective communication, and maintain quality standards. This role offers a supportive working environment with opportunities for career development and training. Applications are welcome until November 10, 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to appropriate training

Qualifications

• Experience in A&E or Acute nursing.
• Strong communication and team-working skills.
• Ability to supervise nursing staff and maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor nursing care quality.
• Ensure effective communication within the healthcare team.
• Act as point of contact for staff in absence of senior nurse.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for experienced A&E or Acute nurses to enhance our team of Band 6's in the department to help in making the group a beacon of training, professionalism and expert care. If you are dedicated and interested in career development within A&E then look no further.

Our A&E Department is a busy and vibrant unit with caring and compassionate staff, who strive every day to give the best and most effective care within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and monitor the provision of nursing care in accordance with individual management plans, maintaining high standards of patient care and participating in the management of the department.
• Ensure good communication exists between patients, visitors, and all members of the health‑care team, promoting harmonious working relationships and safe working practices, and cooperate and communicate effectively with outside agencies.
• Ensure information given and received at handover is patient centred, assist in ensuring all staff follow guidelines for written documentation, maintaining patient notes and documents, and attain excellent communication skills for dealing with distressed patients/relatives who are terminal / bereaved.
• Ensure the daily workload is reflected in the staffing and skill mix, act as point of contact for department staff in the absence of band 7 Lead Nurse, ensure all drug administration is in accordance with the legal and Trust policies, perform the role of breach avoidance facilitator, and ensure discharge planning is effective and safe.
• Supervise staff as appropriate, ensure all staff are aware and conform to all Trust policies, ensuring all staff work to achieve an acceptable safe standard and quality of care and keep up to date and disseminate evidence-based practices and government policies related to care and speciality.

Benefits

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best. To achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025