Emergency Department Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits qualified emergency nurses to join a dynamic emergency department in Manchester. This role as a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse offers the chance to lead a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality patient care and safety in a fast-paced environment. With a focus on professional development, you will manage your own team while fostering a culture of inclusion and innovation. Join a major NHS Trust that values collaborative working and offers a robust infrastructure for research and education. If you are passionate about emergency care and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Experience at Band 6 level with relevant acute experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients, devise care plans, and implement care.
• Manage staff, rotas, and ensure compliance with training.

Skills

Analytical and judgemental skills

Motivation and team building

Planning and organisational skills

Education

Post-registration study/relevant

Teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

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Emergency Department Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 7

Main area: Urgent Care and Flow
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment only.)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK 24/7 ROTATING BETWEEN DAYS AND NIGHTS)
Job ref: 349-NMGH-6799438*

Site: A&E North Manchester General Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified emergency nurse to work in a fast-paced, dynamic emergency department. NMGH emergency department is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated, highly motivated individual to join our team as a senior sister/charge nurse.

The successful applicant will assist in the leadership of the department and the co-ordination of high-quality care within the clinical environment. Patient safety and experience are of paramount importance, and the band 7 team plays a pivotal role in delivery and monitoring this.

As part of the role, you are expected to lead and manage your own mentor team of staff within the department, including appraisals, mandatory training compliance, and ensuring a positive staff experience.

If you are a dedicated, energetic individual with excellent communication skills and a passion for emergency care, we invite you to apply.

You will develop your scope of practice within local Trust guidelines and policies, demonstrating an enthusiastic approach to care delivery and service improvement in this highly desirable area with a proactive multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to assess patients, devise care plans, and implement care. Provide advice and guidance to the multidisciplinary team and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant. The role involves managing staff, rotas, appraisals, recruitment and selection, resource control, and budgetary management for the area. This role entails overall 24-hour responsibility for the Ward/Dept./Unit, requiring enhanced communication skills to manage day-to-day operations.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn, creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & drive research and innovation through our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also excited to embark on our Green Plan, outlining how MFT will contribute to making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing as we shape the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about the key responsibilities and specific skills and experience needed, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To make an informed decision about applying, read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.

Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we support you. If you have any special requirements for your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Post-registration study/relevant
• Teaching/assessing qualification

Experience

• Experience of working at a Band 6 level with relevant acute experience
• Research
• Audit
• Leadership/leading a team
• Awareness of national and local targets

Skills

• Analytical and judgemental
• Motivation, team building
• Planning and organisational

Knowledge

• Flexible to meet the needs of the post.
• Internal Rotation

Employer certification/accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary.

Name: Sharon Sim
Job title: Matron
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01616258065