Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for their Emergency Department. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team, ensuring the delivery of safe and effective care while managing patient flow and supporting junior nurses. With a commitment to excellence, you will play a vital role in enhancing the patient experience and fostering a supportive learning environment. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your professional development and offers a structured pay scheme, generous leave, and a supportive working environment. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free car parking

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Minimum 27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Staff health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and leadership training.
• 18 months experience as Band 6 in Emergency Department.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical duties and ensure high-quality patient care.
• Support junior staff and foster a learning environment.

Skills

Patient Triage

Leadership

Quality Governance

Emergency Care

Staff Development

Education

NMC Registration

Leadership Course

Practice Assessor Course

Job description

Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Princess Alexandra NHS Trust

Town: Harlow

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 29/01/2025 08:00

Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS AfC: Band 7

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Job overview

Are you looking for your next career step in the Emergency Department? Are you currently a senior charge nurse, or perhaps looking to develop into your first band 7 role within emergency care? Then we want to hear from you!

We have expanded our department and are seeking passionate, dedicated and caring experienced emergency care nurses to join our team, who share our vision for excellence. Experience of shift leading and managing patient flow will be essential, as is the ability to dynamically stream patients to the appropriate caregiver. You must be forward-thinking and committed to the ever-evolving needs of the department and be proactive in improving the experience of the general public who access our emergency services daily.

You will be responsible for the care and development of both junior colleagues and student nurses, creating an atmosphere conducive to learning and practice development, whilst also planning, providing and maintaining a high standard of effective nursing care to our patients and their relatives.

If you are looking for a new exciting and challenging role that will be rewarding, we would very much like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse within the Emergency Department, you will be responsible for ensuring that safe, effective and high-quality care is provided round-the-clock, taking the lead in the management of all clinical duties, exploring safe provision of the service through skill-mix review and allocation to workload, working in partnership with your associate director of nursing, head of nursing, matrons, clinical service groups, other wards across the healthcare group and wider trust, as well as additional services provided across the healthcare community.

You will also support the development of all staff, creating an atmosphere conducive to learning and practice development and continuously develop and enhance your own knowledge and skills, which will directly influence consistent standards of clinical practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Leadership course
• Completion of Practice Assessor Course
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

• Experience of applying quality governance processes
• Strong abilities to triage patients safely and effectively
• 18 months experience as a Band 6 in an Emergency Department
• Prior experience in other Acute care areas
• Prior experience of supporting junior staff with learning and development
• Research and Audit Experience

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff-only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.