Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join as a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department at Royal Sussex County Hospital, a Major Trauma Centre. You'll ensure quality care and undertake key responsibilities in a vibrant, diverse environment. Opportunities for training and flexible working options are available, promoting employee well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

In-house training on emergency skills

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with extensive experience in acute care.
• Team leadership experience and knowledge of appraisal process.
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum standards of care for all patients attending the A&E Department.
• Plan, implement, evaluate and re-evaluate individual programmes of care.
• Maintain competency in expanded roles like plastering and wound closure.

Skills

ILS

TILS or equivalent level 1 trauma course

Venepuncture

Critical care and minor injury skills

Education

NMC registration

Practice assessor or mentorship module completion

Completion or near completion of the ECA level 1 competencies

Tools

Microsoft Office software

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Are you an experienced nurse with considerable emergency or acute care experience, with current NMC registration, who is ready to step up to a Band 6 role? An opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Sisters/Charge Nurses within the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

The Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre, receiving patients from throughout Surrey and Sussex. All nurses will have the opportunity to rotate amongst the different areas of the department, including the Resus department and the Urgent Treatment Centre. We are committed to the delivery of quality care in an unpredictable environment. We encourage innovation and participation in the development of new ways of working through multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve patient-focused outcomes.

There are many opportunities for in-house training on emergency skills such as furthering your venepuncture and cannulation skills with ultra-sound guided vascular access training, plastering and catheterisation.

We are proud to be able to offer a variety of flexible working options and contracts. For further information please refer to the Flexible Working for Registered Nurses document which is attached to this advert.

Experience of all aspects of emergency nursing is essential for this post along with Manchester triage system or equivalent proficiency.

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.

To ensure optimum standards of care for all patients attending the A&E Department.

To undertake assessment of individual patients through a system of prioritisation of need and continuous assessment under supervision.

To undertake planning, implementation, evaluation and re-evaluation of individual programmes of care, taking into account the patient's dignity, religious and cultural needs.

To develop into expanded roles of plastering, wound closure, suturing, ultrasound guided vascular access, defibrillation and maintain competency in these roles

To ensure that the delivery of all nursing care complies with departmental, NMC and Trust policies, protocols, procedures and guidelines.

To regularly handle heavy patients/objects, adhering to Trust Moving and Handling Policy.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please do not apply for this advert if you require Bank only.

Please be aware this advert may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Person Specification

Professional registration

• Registered nurse with extensive experience in acute care.
• Practice assessor or mentorship module completion.
• NMC registration

Experience and Qualifications

• Aware of Trust position and current emergency quality indicators
• Basic admin duties - phone, photocopying and computer data.
• Team leadership experience. Knowledge of appraisal process.
• Completion or near completion of the ECA level 1 competencies

Skills

• ILS
• Basic IT Skills - Microsoft Office software
• TILS or equivalent level 1 trauma course
• Venepuncture
• Critical care and minor injury skills.

People Management and Development

• Management experience and development
• Leadership course

Specific Requirements

• Understanding of patient tracking system

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

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 Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Emergency Department - Royal Sussex County Hospital

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

279-7219047-MAY25

Job locations

Emergency Department - Royal Sussex County Hospital