Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, based at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, is recruiting a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead in the Emergency Department.

You will provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership, support patient flow, and supervise staff while delivering high-quality, compassionate care in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience including senior staff nurse background.
• Experience in emergency department nursing and patient care leadership.
• Experience in project management and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day running of the Emergency Department and support patient flow.
• Lead and role model high standards of emergency nursing care.
• Provide supervision and support to nurses, healthcare staff and students.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for urgent and emergency needs.
• Support deteriorating patients with timely assessment and escalation.
• Promote evidence-based practice and compliance with policies and standards.
• Contribute to workforce management, staff deployment and teaching.
• Lead on quality improvement, governance and patient safety initiatives.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes.

Skills

Post-registration experience

Emergency department nursing

Leadership

Quality improvement

Education

NMC registration

RN Adults

ED qualification/experience

Teaching & assessing qualification

Manchester Triage Qualification

Advanced Life Support

Recognising deteriorating patient course

Job description

Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Emergency Department Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 381-ME-8211329

Site Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Town Smethwick Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we"re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it's the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

Come and join one of the region's largest and most innovative Emergency Departments at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, based within the state-of-the-art Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for an Emergency Department nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care whilst developing their clinical leadership skills.

As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership within the department, supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care. You will help coordinate departmental activity, promote patient flow, and ensure high standards of nursing practice.

You will act as a visible clinical role model, supporting, supervising, and developing nursing staff and students, while fostering a culture of learning, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates excellent clinical decision-making skills, and is committed to delivering high-quality emergency care. In return, we offer a supportive leadership team, excellent development opportunities, and the chance to help shape the future of emergency care within a modern NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide clinical and operational leadership within the Emergency Department, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate patient care. Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the day-to-day running of the department and supporting patient flow.
• Acting as a senior clinical role model, delivering high standards of emergency nursing care.
• Providing leadership, supervision, and support to registered nurses, nursing associates, healthcare support workers, and students.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients with a wide range of urgent and emergency healthcare needs.
• Supporting the management of deteriorating and critically ill patients through timely assessment and escalation.
• Promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring compliance with national and local policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Contributing to workforce management, including staff deployment, mentoring, teaching, and appraisal processes.
• Leading on quality improvement, clinical governance, patient safety, and incident learning initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to enhance patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in achieving departmental objectives, operational targets, and service development projects.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience including relevant experience as a senior staff nurse
• Relevant experience in emergency department nursing
• Project management
• Experience of leading on a quality improvement project

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• RN Adults
• Post basic qualification in ED nursing or equivalent experience
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Manchester Triage Qualification
• Advanced life Support Qualification
• Completion of Recognising a deteriorating patient course or qualification

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly acrossthefour partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.

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 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.