Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is looking for a Senior Emergency Nurse to join their Emergency Department. This role involves overseeing high-quality patient care, leading a team of nurses, and supporting clinical practices. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership skills and relevant experience in emergency nursing. Join a team dedicated to making a difference in patient care and advancing your nursing career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong management and leadership qualities.
• Experience in Emergency Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Lead and develop a team of nurses.
• Support the Matron in driving evidence-based practice.

Job description

Job overview

Are you an existing Emergency Department Band 6? If so why not take a leap into Senior Emergency Nursing as we have a secondment post, we would love for you to consider joining our team in the Emergency Department, here at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust

This is a chance for you to make a real difference to patient care whilst developing your knowledge and skills of working in an Emergency Department further.

Main duties of the job

Members of the Senior Nursing Team will require strong management and leadership qualities, whilst overseeing the team to deliver the highest possible patient care. It will support the Department Matron to drive forward evidence based practice and take responsibility for the supervision of staff and the policies and practices that operate within their clinical area.

The post holder to lead and develop a team of nurses assigned to them whilst impacting on all the nurses in the department. There is a significant focus on The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust's (SaTH's) ED quality agenda which is monitored strictly by the CQC.

It is advocated you will participate in cross site working.

Working for our organisation

We are ideally located between the north and the south making travelling around the UK extremely easy. As well as being only a short distance from major cities and busy transport links including Birmingham airport, our county also borders with beautiful north Wales which is abundant in outdoor activities, brilliant beaches, and thrilling scenery.

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please contact us to gain a broader understanding of the department and why it is such an exciting place to work. Our ED Matron team will be more than happy to spend time to discuss the role with you and show you around the department - please take up this opportunity to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.