Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department - Fixed term

The Methodist Church in Britain; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High cost area allowance

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Fixed-term Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department for 12 months. The post holder will support the ED Matron and senior sisters, assess care needs and develop care programmes with the multidisciplinary team.

You will teach and supervise both qualified and unqualified staff, take charge of a group of patients, and act as a role model while maintaining professional standards and accountability.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in nursing, or equivalent experience.
• Emergency & Unscheduled Care Course or equivalent.
• Current NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the ED Matron and senior sisters in running the Emergency Department.
• Ensuring patients are seen, treated, discharged or transferred within the four-hourly emergency access standards.
• Assessing patients' care needs.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Teaching and supervising qualified and unqualified staff.
• Acting as a role model for junior staff.
• Taking responsibility and accountability for a group of patients.
• Taking charge of the department when necessary.

Skills

Emergency care knowledge

Communication skills

Self-development

Flexibility

Education

Nursing degree/diploma

Emergency & Unscheduled Care Course

Job description

Fixed-term Junior Sister/Charge Nurse post for 12 months in the Emergency Department at The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder supports the ED Matron and senior sisters in running the department, assessing care needs and developing care programmes with the multidisciplinary team. The role adds teaching and supervising qualified and unqualified staff, and holding responsibility for a group of patients while taking charge of the department when needed. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Supporting the ED Matron and senior sisters in running the Emergency Department
• Ensuring patients are seen, treated, discharged or transferred within the four-hourly emergency access standards
• Assessing patients' care needs
• Developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team
• Teaching and supervising qualified and unqualified staff
• Acting as a role model for junior staff
• Taking responsibility and accountability for a group of patients
• Taking charge of the department when necessary

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in nursing, or equivalent experience
• Emergency & Unscheduled Care Course or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of current emergency care issues
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to self-development
• Flexibility

Nice to have

• Advanced Life Support course
• Leadership course
• ATNC/TNCC
• Experience of audit, benchmarking and standard setting
• Leading, training and motivating a team of staff

What’s offered

• High cost area allowance (HCAA) included in the salary