Emergency Department Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Emergency Department Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in London. The successful candidate will provide innovative nursing leadership, support staff development, and drive improvements in patient care standards. Candidates should have proven leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and recent nursing qualifications. The role offers a salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 per annum, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in Clinical practice within Emergency Care.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide enthusiastic nursing leadership for the Emergency Department.
• Support staff development and innovative working methods.
• Act as advocate for local and trust-wide agendas.

Skills

Teamwork

Emotional intelligence

Communication skills

Problem-solving

People management

Education

Degree or equivalent in Nursing

Mentorship Course or Equivalent

ALS or equivalent Teaching qualification

Leadership/Management Course

Masters or Masters Level Achievements

Recent Emergency Department leadership experience

Job description

Emergency Department Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated compassionate individual to join our team. An experienced nurse leader who is enthusiastic and dynamic. To Cultivate a competent and experienced workforce. A desire to maintain a culture of continuous improvement and staff development. Help strengthen the clinical supervision framework, as well as provide strong clinical/educational support and leadership.

Motivating and role modelling high standards, implementing and driving improvements and initiatives. Leading on evidence based nursing experience, delivering change initiatives or audits resulting in practice development and improved clinical outcomes for patients.Continuously striving to achieve an outstanding Emergency department.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative nursing leadership to day-to-day operational management and running of the Emergency Department. A Sister/Charge Nurse is expected to take part in supporting staff development, ensuring innovative ways of working are introduced and being an advocate to local & trust wide agenda's as well as own work that will help to make the department an outstanding place to work and visit.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent and relevant experience as RN
• Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• ALS or equivalent Teaching qualification
• Leadership/Management course.
• Masters or Masters Level Achievements
• Recent Emergency Department leadership experience at band 6 Specialist A&E/ED course

Experience

• Specialist A&E/ED course or working towards Mentorship Course or Equivalent.

Knowledge

• Clinical experience within Emergency Care.
• Evidence of continual professional development of self and others.
• Service quality improvement in practice
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
• Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.
• Audit and analysis skills.
• Service quality improvement in practice
• Audit and analysis skills.

Skills

• Recent and relevant experience in ED Nursing
• Sound ability to work as a team member with good emotional intelligence skills to read situations and balancing responses with empathy and gusto.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills within documentation and with all members of the team, patients and their carers.
• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure. Adaptability to changing workload.
• Full participation in teaching programme and development of self and others on every interaction.
• Sound ability to problem solve and balance risk, safety and performance, putting patients and staff at the heart of your decisions.
• Excellent people management skills with understanding of HR practice/policy
• Excellent emotional intelligence to situations and people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially during times of pressure
• Roster Management
• Understand and apply principles of nursing and AHP student assessment

Other

• Shift work will be required through the 24 hours period.
• Take responsibility for own learning and performance manages staff in relation to recruitment, performance and absence.
• Ensures performance reviews are undertaken (minimum of yearly) Ability to self-reflect.

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.

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearper annum inc (pay reward pending)