Emergency Department Charge Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Charge Nurse for their busy Emergency Department in London. This role requires strong leadership skills, significant experience in emergency nursing, and a commitment to delivering excellent patient care. Join a top-rated NHS trust known for its innovative practices and positive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Significant emergency nursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of nurses and develop their potential.
• Lead the emergency department shift by shift.

Skills

Emergency Nursing

Leadership

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse

Honours degree (Level 3/ FHEQ Level 6)

Relevant clinical course (e.g. Emergency Nursing course, ALS/APLS certificate)

Recognised Leadership course

Teaching course

Job description

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Department Charge Nurse

The closing date is 25 June 2025

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) where outstanding care and clinical excellence come together every day.

We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our team in a busy central London teaching hospital as a Band 7 Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurse to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation. We have recently completed our £21.7 million re-development of our Emergency Department where we have increased our Majors and Rapid Assessment Treatment (RAT) bays in order to improve services for our growing number of patients as the Department provides ready access to emergency nursing for over 142,000 patients a year.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Charge Nurse that can offer us:- Significant Emergency Nursing experience to be able to share new skills and knowledge to our excellent team of emergency nurses - A passion for delivering excellent leadership and patient care - A willingness to learn new skills, take charge of the emergency department on a shift by shift basis and lead by example- The ability to communicate effectively and maintain professionalism at all times

-Manage a team of nurses including developing potential and managing performance

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• Relevant clinical course eg: oEmergency Nursing course oLevel 2 Trauma Course (ATNC/TNCC) oALS/APLS certificate
• Honours degree (Level 3/ FHEQ Level 6) completed or 50% achieved;commitment to completion
• Completion of RCN (ED) and NMTNG (Trauma) level 2 competencies
• NVQ assessor
• Recognised Leadership course
• Teaching course

Experience

• Significant emergency nursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level.

Communication

• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

Personal And People Development

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• Evidence of working as preceptor/facilitator/mentor
• Reflective in Practice
• Experience in leading others and responding to learning needs

Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs

• Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas
• Able to manage a team including developing potential and performance management

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS