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

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in King's Lynn is seeking a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for their Emergency Department. The successful candidate will support senior staff in providing high-quality patient care and lead initiatives for continuous quality improvement. Ideal candidates should be flexible and enthusiastic, with an interest in team leadership. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation focused on ambitious digital transformation and exceptional clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Positive, progressive, and forward-thinking mindset.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and committed to delivering high-quality care for patients.
• Management and team leadership skills are desirable but training will be provided if not already in place.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Sisters and Charge Nurses in delivering safe patient care.
• Contribute to ensuring that the department meets its Key Performance Indicators.
• Participate in developing action plans, protocols, and pathways.
• Deputise for the senior sister/registered practitioner in charge as appropriate.
• Promote a culture of change and high standards of clinical practice among staff.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the newly developed division of Urgent and Emergency Care for the position of Junior Sister/Charge Nurse 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 will be in the department. Encourage staff to embrace a culture of change and to ensure that there is 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.
• Contribute to ensuring that the department meets its Key Performance Indicators while ensuring that care is delivered in a compassionate manner.
• Participate in developing action plans, protocols and pathways to support continuous quality improvement and strategic development of patient care services.
• Deputise for the senior sister/registered practitioner in charge as appropriate in their absence.
• Promote a culture of change and high standards of clinical practice among staff.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Positive, progressive, and forward-thinking mindset.
• Enthusiastic, flexible and committed to delivering high-quality care for patients.
• Management and team leadership skills are desirable but training will be provided if not already in place.

About the Organisation and Role Context

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re undertaking a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and are carrying out one of the largest digital transformation projects we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based 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 Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, demonstrated by our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as “Good.” We are a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, pride ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit, with approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and modern education and training facilities, as well as a range of modern, award-winning centres.

We invite you to review the attached job description and person specification for further information about the job role.

This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025