Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department - St Helier Hospital

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the City of London is recruiting a Sister/Charge Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role requires strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to patient safety. You will lead within a dynamic team and have opportunities for personal and professional development. Flexibility and enthusiasm for emergency care are essential. Applications close on 24 Sep 2025.

Qualifications

• Motivated nurse with strong clinical knowledge and skills.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Flexible and enthusiastic about emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership within the Emergency Department.
• Participate in rotations across different Emergency Department areas.
• Support multidisciplinary teamwork and communication.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6 – Emergency Department
St Helier Hospital base site

Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC. We welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this rating.

We are recruiting dedicated and enthusiastic nurses for the Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Emergency Department. We seek motivated, innovative nurses with strong clinical knowledge and skills, excellent communication, who can demonstrate suitability and experience for the position. You will need to be flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about emergency care and committed to improving service delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team within the Emergency Department at St Helier Hospital.

The St Helier Emergency Department has received funding to increase staffing levels as part of an Establishment review, enabling a larger Senior Nursing Team. We are a friendly team that aims to deliver compassionate, high-quality care with patient safety at the forefront.

Our Emergency Floor houses a combination of assessment areas that support Urgent and Unscheduled Care pathways, including the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Urgent Treatment Centre. There are opportunities to rotate into all areas as you progress to broaden your skills and contribute to patient safety and experience in a busy, challenging environment.

You will receive a specialty-specific induction programme supported by a competency framework, with opportunities to further develop your nursing career through courses.

About the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

We offer services across cancer, pathology, surgery and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations. We are part of two integrated care partnerships and collaborate with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School for education and research.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; Epsom Hospital hosts the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both sites have Accident and Emergency departments and Maternity services. We employ nearly 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers, with teaching partnerships to educate the next generation of health professionals.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Sister/Charge Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership and supervision within the Emergency Department and support the expanding senior nursing team.
• Work in a busy, demanding environment with the ability to use own initiative.
• Participate in the rotation across Emergency Department areas (Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit, Urgent Treatment Centre) to widen skills and knowledge.
• Contribute to delivering high-quality, safe care with a focus on patient safety and experience.
• Support multidisciplinary teamwork and effective communication within the clinical team.

Qualifications and requirements

• Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse – Emergency Department.
• Motivated, innovative nurse with strong clinical knowledge and skills.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to demonstrate suitability and experience for the position.
• Flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about emergency care; committed to improving service delivery.
• Be prepared to rotate through departments as part of role development.
• Specialty-specific induction and competency-based development opportunities available.