Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for the Accident & Emergency department. This role involves leading a nursing team, overseeing patient care, and supporting clinical practices. Candidates should have extensive experience in the relevant specialty and strong managerial skills. The position offers a salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per year, along with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience post registration in relevant specialty.
• Evidence of managerial ability and leading a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the team to deliver the highest patient care.
• Support the Department Matron in driving evidence-based practice.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft Office skills

Sema Pas skills

Education

RGN

Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency

Overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Closing date: 06 October 2025

Are you an existing Emergency Department Band 6? If so, why not take a leap into Senior Emergency Nursing? We have a secondment post and 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 while developing your knowledge and skills of working in an Emergency Department further.

Main duties of the job

Members of the Senior Nursing Team require strong management and leadership qualities, 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 will 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, monitored by the CQC.

It is advocated you will participate in cross site working.

About us

We are ideally located between the north and the south, making travelling around the UK extremely easy. We are a short distance from major cities and busy transport links including Birmingham airport. Our county also borders beautiful north Wales, which offers outdoor activities, beaches, and 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 happy to discuss the role with you and show you around the department.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Professional /technical Qualif

• RGN
• Evidence of Continuing Professional development/ qualification relevant to area of speciality.

Experience and Knowledge

• Extensive experience post registration with recent experience in the relevant speciality or equivalent with appropriate experience
• Managerial ability
• Substantial experience of leading and managing a clinical team
• High level clinical skills and knowledge
• Evidence of coordinating and managing day to day operational issues on a regular basis
• Experience in teaching and training of staff
• An awareness and understanding of national and local issues that affect Nursing and the NHS as a whole; up-to-date knowledge and understanding of nursing policy and practice relevant to the speciality
• Experience in undertaking a preceptor/mentor role
• Involvement in Nursing audit and Research
• Leadership ability - completion of LEO 3 day programme or equivalent

Skills and Ability

• Evidence of excellent communication skills including verbal, nonverbal and written
• Microsoft Office PC and Sema Pas 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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum/ pro rata