Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; North End; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS foundation trust in the UK seeks a dedicated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for its Critical Care Team. The role involves leading and supporting staff development, delivering high-quality patient care, and coordinating shifts. Strong clinical expertise and the ability to manage nursing standards are essential. Join us in an exciting time of transformation and improvement in healthcare services.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise and ability to deliver patient care autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care autonomously and as part of the team.
• Co-ordinate shifts ensuring care delivery and safety.
• Monitor staffing levels in absence of ward sisters/charge nurses.

Job description

Job Overview

Our Critical Care Team are looking for a dedicated Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our unit. You will be fully supported within your role and will be given ample opportunities to develop skills, including leadership and supporting all staff development. You will also be given the opportunity to gain an insight into the PDN, Senior Nurse and the Lead Nurse role. We would expect that you embrace the teaching aspect of the Band 6 role and lead others in their link nurse roles. The Critical Care Unit has 13 beds plus a further 3 beds for when patient admission exceeds 13. We provide care for emergencies, trauma, general elective surgery, paediatrics and medical patients. The unit is very well equipped with state of the art technical equipment, with training programs provided by a dedicated Practice Development Nurse (PDN). As a fully established Junior Sister in Critical Care you will be expected to be able to deliver patient care autonomously and as part of the team. Support all member of staff in their duties and professional development. Competently co‑ordinate shifts ensuring that appropriate care is delivered, safety is maintained and issues are escalated appropriately. Supporting the running of the unit includes having a good understanding of the budget, being proactive in maintaining stock levels of medications and consumables and undertaking audit. Leading by example and demonstrating the trust values is essential.

Responsibilities

• To work within the NMC code, within policies, procedures and guidelines of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained, and act when standards are not met.
• Act as a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
• To recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
• Support the ward sister/charge nurse in ensuring the ward has appropriate Link nurses and support them undertaking that role.
• In the absence of the ward sisters/charge nurses monitor the 24‑hour duty rota to maintain agreed staffing levels.

About the Hospital

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper‑based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community‑based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as "Good", and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approximately 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award‑winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.