Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Burgh Heath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Park Hospital's Emergency Department is seeking a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 7) to lead and manage the delivery of high-quality emergency care for paediatric, adult, and minor injuries units. The department treats over 100,000 patients annually.

You will join a dynamic team of emergency nursing and medical professionals to drive service delivery and professional development. Flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays are required.

Qualifications

• Registered general nurse with current NMC registration.
• ALS level resuscitation course.
• Mentor/preceptorship teaching course.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of the department ensuring quality service and support to other units.
• Participate in unit management and support the matron.
• Liaise with other disciplines to improve patient care; provide nursing advice.
• Perform extended clinical skills: plastering, suturing, defibrillation, cannulation, phlebotomy, IV therapy.
• Be familiar with Major Disaster Plan and Chemical Decontamination Policy; assist in emergencies.
• Own professional development and keep evidence for appraisal.

Skills

Time management

Prioritising workload

Staff allocation

Financial data

Leadership

Clinical nursing care

Education

NMC registration

ALS resuscitation

Mentor preceptorship

Management qualification

Job description

Job summary

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 7)
Emergency Department
Frimley Park Hospital

Our Emergency Department at Frimley Park Hospital is committed to delivering the highest professional standards and exceptional patient care. Each year, the department treats over 100,000 patients across its dedicated paediatric, adult, and minor injuries units.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking team of emergency nursing and medical professionals.

We are seeking motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced healthcare professionals to take on managerial roles within the department. Successful candidates will play a key role in leading and managing the delivery of high-quality emergency care, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred services.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure quality service is delivered when taking charge of the department and providing a supportive role to other units within the department.
• Participate in the management of the unit and offer support to the department matron.
• Maintain effective liaison with other disciplines in all matters of patient care delivery. Providing advice within own clinical sphere of nursing.
• Perform extended clinical skills, including plastering, suturing, defibrillation, intravenous cannulation, phlebotomy, and administration of intravenous therapy.
• Be fully conversant with the Major Disaster Plan, including the Chemical Decontamination Policy, and assist the Unit Manager in its implementation during emergencies.
• Assume responsibility for own professional development and growth producing evidence at appraisal to meet key performance standard recommendations.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered general nurse, current NMC Registration
• To hold recognised resuscitation course at ALS level
• Recognised teaching and assessment course (Mentor preceptorship course)

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Emergency department nursing at Band 6

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Competent in time management and efficient in prioritising workload effectively
• Able to allocate staff appropriately to create a safe and efficient skills mix
• Able to act on financial data
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Competent to clinically provide nursing care in all areas

Special Requirements

Essential

• Able to work flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.