Nurse Team Leader - Emergency Department

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Stevenage is seeking a Nurse Team Leader for its Emergency Department. The role involves leading shifts, ensuring high standards of patient care, and fostering a supportive environment for staff development. Candidates should be registered nurses with experience in acute settings and exhibit strong clinical skills. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration.
• Experience in acute environments within the NHS.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate shifts within the emergency department.
• Ensure high standards of patient care.
• Monitor and audit clinical standards.

Skills

Self-motivated

Time management

Sound organisational skills

Excellent clinical skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Degree to BSc level

Post registration course in teaching/assessing and mentorship

Job description

Nurse Team Leader – Emergency Department

Go back East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 December 2025

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you an experienced nurse ready for a new challenge in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Join our team in the Emergency Department at Lister Hospital.

We are seeking motivated ED and ward nurses to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals requiring further observation, assessment, or treatment. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, contributing to clinical decisions, patient recovery, and timely discharge.

Bring your expertise, compassion, and commitment to make a real difference in patient care.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the shift co-ordination of one of the key areas within the emergency department i.e. Streaming and Triage, Ambulance Handover, Resus, Majors and CDU.

You will also ensure that patient care is of the highest possible standard and provide advice and support to all staff working in the area.

The post holder will be responsible for the development, monitoring and auditing of standards for use in the clinical area.

You will also ensure that the care delivered in the clinical area is of the highest quality, supported by research and in accordance with local and national policies, procedures and guidelines.

Additionally, you will be working in collaboration with other key staff in the clinical group, maintain effective use of bed availability by timely and effective admission and discharge.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Registered Nurse
• ILS
• Post registration course in teaching/assessing and mentorship
• A&E/ Emergency Care course or equivalent
• Degree to BSc level
• TILS
• MTS Triage Trained
• ALS provider
• ATNC /ATLS attendance
• Practice Assessor and Supervisor

Previous Experience

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Commitment to learning
• Experience of assessing and teaching pre-registration students
• Experience in supporting and developing unqualified nurses
• Currently working in an acute environment within the NHS
• Experience of working in an ED department
• Nurse in charge / Management experience

Skills

• Self-motivated
• Time management
• Sound organisational skills
• Ability to work alongside staff and influence change
• Excellent clinical skills
• Streaming experience and MTS Triage Trained
• Competent within role to meet the individual needs of clients including cultural sensitivities, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• The ability to evolve within the role and lead and support colleagues during periods of change within the clinical setting.
• Evidence of progression and development in ED and acute medicine skills

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust