Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Shrewsbury is seeking a Senior Emergency Nurse to lead a nursing team within the Emergency Department. The role requires strong leadership and management skills, focusing on delivering excellent patient care and developing nursing practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within the department. Interested candidates should reach out to learn more about the role and department culture.

Qualifications

• Strong management and leadership qualities needed.
• Experience in an Emergency Department is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of nurses.
• Oversee delivery of patient care to the highest standards.
• Drive forward evidence-based practice within the clinical area.

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025