Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay Hospital in Torbay is seeking a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the Emergency Department team. You will oversee patient flow, coordinate shifts, and work with a multidisciplinary team to maintain safe, high-quality care.

The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and development of staff within a well-established education team. You will contribute to service improvement and patient safety in a dynamic ED setting.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine or ED nursing.
• Experience coordinating shifts and leading nursing teams.
• Proven leadership and decision-making under shift pressure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee flow in the Emergency Department using specialist Emergency Nursing knowledge to provide clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team.
• Ensure effective communication is maintained at department level
• Support junior colleagues during the shift and as a team leader
• Liaise with the wider MDT and external agencies to maintain patient flow and safety
• Make decisions regarding clinical and personnel issues on a shift-by-shift basis
• Help develop the service and team to ensure high quality care is delivered
• Deliver on requests made by departmental Matron
• Work with the Matron and follow Trust policies to ensure department safety
• Nursing team includes Adult and Paediatric qualified nurses and works with Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Paramedic Practitioners

Skills

Emergency leadership

Clinical leadership

Communication

Team supervision

MDT liaison

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

There is an opportunity to work as a band 6 Sister/Charge nurse within the Emergency Department at Torbay Hospital The department serves the population of Torbay and South Devon and sees a large increase in attendances during the summer months. We have a well established education team which allows the development of all the staff in the department and we actively encourage progression and promotion. You will have comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine and work well as an integral member of the MDT and be responsible for coordinating the shifts under the guidance of a Clinical B7, or working flexibly throughout the department. Our philosophy is 'together we can make things better', if this aligns with your ambition, passion and beliefs, we will welcome an application from you.,

• Working clinically to oversee the flow within the Emergency Department using specialist knowledge of Emergency Nursing to provide clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team.
• Ensure effective communication is maintained at department level
• Supporting junior colleagues during the shift and as a team leader
• Liaising with the wider MDT and outside agencies such as SWASFT to maintain safety and to ensure patient flow throughout the department
• Making decisions regarding clinical and personnel issues on a shift by shiftbasis
• Assisting as required to develop the service and team to ensure high qualitycare is deliverable and appropriately implemented
• Delivering upon requests made by departmental Matron
• Working under guidance and in conjunction with the departmental MatronFollowing the Department's and Trust's Policies and Protocols to ensure thesafety of the department The nursing team in the Emergency Department consists of both Adult and Paediatric qualified nurses and works alongside Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Paramedic Practitioners who manage the Minor Injuries service within the department, supported by very capable and knowledgeable Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants.

The medical team and nursing team work together to ensure the safety of patients and staff. Led by an experienced Emergency Nurse, the Education Team not only facilitates in-house training for the clinical skills required by nurses within the Emergency Department, but is also very responsive to the developmental and educational needs of all the staff on an individual basis, and are an invaluable asset to the team. The requirement for the delivery of safe, high quality care is at the heart of all we do, and we take great pride in the professionalism of the team and our work.