Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a highly motivated Sister/Charge Nurse for their Emergency Department. This role involves delivering high-quality clinical care, managing shifts, and supporting the development of nursing standards. Candidates should have relevant experience and a commitment to patient care.

Qualifications

• At least two years working as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standard of individualized and holistic patient care.
• Take charge of the ED when required.
• Support senior nurses in providing organizational and managerial support.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Compassion

Education

Registered Nurse

Intravenous accreditation

Specialist A&E Course

Advanced Trauma Nursing Course

Mentorship preparation course

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Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6, London

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Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

15.05.2025

Expiry Date:

29.06.2025

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Job overview

The Royal London Emergency Department is looking for a forward-thinking, highly motivated Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team within a busy and rewarding Major Trauma Centre.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, boasting 3 Emergency Departments, including the Royal London Hospital. We are a major trauma centre and hyper-acute stroke unit providing urgent specialist treatment to North-East London and beyond. We are an innovative team working closely with research colleagues to integrate pioneering, world-class care and treatments, developing new pathways and services to provide an efficient, patient-centered approach to emergency medicine.

The Royal London Emergency Department is proud to be the winner of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Clinical Team of the Year, reflecting our ongoing mission to strive for excellence and provide the best emergency services. Our department also won the ‘Barts Health Hero Awards’ in 2018/19 in the respectful category.

The department is seeking a forward-thinking, highly motivated Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team in this busy Major Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

We aim to recruit a dynamic nurse with relevant Emergency Department experience, excellent communication skills, and empathy and compassion at the core of patient care. You will deliver high-quality clinical care, promote and maintain high standards of nursing within the current service, and take charge of the A&E department for shifts on a rolling rota, supported by a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. You will be involved in shaping the future of the department and supported in developing your clinical, management, and leadership skills.

Our department offers exciting secondment opportunities, including the Physician Response Unit, which incorporates a nurse into the pre-hospital MDT response team. We encourage 'nurse champions' to lead in areas of interest and support quality improvement projects.

You should have relevant Emergency Department experience, an emergency care qualification, and a commitment to patient care and staff development, with a desire to promote change and development within our energized team.

Working for our organization

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts and leading healthcare providers in the UK. We are on an improvement journey to become an outstanding organization with a world-class clinical reputation, having recently lifted out of special measures. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe, compassionate care, and being an outstanding place to work where our WeCare values are evident.

We promote inclusion and value diversity, fostering an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support the example set by senior sisters/charge nurses to act as a senior nurse providing organizational and managerial support to the multi-professional team.
• Provide the highest standard of individualized and holistic patient care in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
• Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, trust policies, guidance, and procedures to ensure safe working practices.
• Take charge of the ED when required.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Registered Nurse
• Intravenous accreditation
• Specialist A&E Course
• Advanced Trauma Nursing Course
• Mentorship preparation course or equivalent

Experience

• At least two years working as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department setting.