Junior Sister/Charge Nurse | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in King's Lynn is looking for a Junior Sister/Registered Practitioner for their Emergency Department. The role involves supporting senior staff in delivering safe and high-quality patient care, participation in quality improvement initiatives, and holding relevant professional registration. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a new state-of-the-art hospital project and make a real difference in patient care.

Benefits

Recognized learning and apprenticeships

Supportive environment

Qualifications

• Registered professional with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Positive and progressive attitude towards patient care.
• Desirable management and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Sisters and Charge Nurses in maintaining high quality standards.
• Ensure department meets Key Performance Indicators for patient care.
• Participate in developing action plans for quality improvement.

Skills

Compassionate care

Leadership skills

Adaptability

Education

NMC or HCPC professional registration

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity within the newly developed division of Urgent and Emergency Care for the position of Junior Sister/Registered Practitioner in our Emergency Department.

You will work with all members of the department clinical teams and within the wider multidisciplinary team. You will maintain a high standard of patient care, working alongside the senior sister/registered practitioner in charge and accepting delegated responsibility for the provision of professional and managerial leadership for the patients in the Emergency Department.

At all times, you will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Trust Policies. You will participate in developing action plans, protocols and pathways to ensure continuous quality improvement for the service, contributing to the strategic development of patient and health care services. You will deputise for the senior sister/registered practitioner in charge as appropriate, while the senior nurse/senior registered practitioner in charge remains in the department. Encourage staff to embrace a culture of change and to ensure commitment to achieving and sustaining high standards of patient care and clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sisters and Charge Nurses in Charge in delivering safe patient care and maintaining high quality standards within the Emergency Department.
• Help ensure the department meets its Key Performance Indicators; deliver care in a compassionate manner within the Emergency Department.
• Work with department clinical teams and the wider multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of care and professional leadership.
• Participate in developing action plans, protocols and pathways to support quality improvement and strategic development of patient and health care services.
• Deputise for the senior sister/registered practitioner in charge as appropriate, with training and support as needed.
• Encourage a culture of change and continuous improvement in clinical practice and patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered professional with the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) or HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) registration, in line with the role of Junior Sister/Registered Practitioner.
• Positive, progressive and forward-thinking attitude; enthusiastic, flexible and committed to delivering high quality care for patients.
• Management and team leadership skills are desirable but not essential, as training will be provided.

About the Organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We are building a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and are undertaking significant digital transformation. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based records from 2026 to enable better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetric and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We uphold values of kindness, wellness and fairness and recently demonstrated continuous quality improvement in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as Good. We offer recognised learning and apprenticeships and pride ourselves on a welcoming, supportive environment with 4,000 staff and volunteers, 530 beds across 33 wards, and modern education facilities.