Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

ED Senior Staff Nurse Band 6

The closing date is 14 October 2025

Job summary

ED Senior Staff Nurse - Band 6

This post is not suitable for newly qualified Nurses

The Whittington Emergency Department (ED) serves the diverse local community of North London. Our CQC inspection in January 2020 praised the teamwork displayed amongst our staff who support each other to provide good care.

We provide high quality emergency care and maintain an above average performance. We are a dedicated trauma unit as part of the North East London and Essex Trauma Network.

We have very strong nursing leadership and can offer support from our substantial senior team including two ED Matrons, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Paediatric Lead Nurses, and 2 dedicated and innovative practice development nurses.

You will be given the opportunity to rotate through the department including the following:

our 4 bedded resuscitation room caring for critically unwell patients
developing your skills in minor injury in our Urgent Treatment Centre
Majors where we assess and treat the majority of ambulance patients
the fast paced Rapid Assessment Area where investigations are initiated
you will also gain knowledge and skills in caring for unwell children under the supervision of our team of paediatric nurses

Main duties of the job

Due to internal promotions we are pleased to have vacancies for Senior Staff Nurses in our Emergency Department. If you are passionate about delivering excellent nursing care and looking to work as part of a dynamic team we are looking for you!

The senior staff nurse is a highly skilled practitioner who is able to work as the senior nurse in all areas of the department. They will also be expected to take charge of an area of the department and develop shift leader competencies under supervision.

We regularly offer places on ILS, ALS, ATNC, APLS, Physical Assessment or ENP courses. To support your leadership development the trust offers many in house courses such as the icare leadership course as well as external accredited courses.

Applicants will demonstrate experience of working in all areas of ED. All records of courses attended or competencies achieved must be brought to interview.

Post holders would be expected to rotate onto nights and weekends as part of a four-week rota basis. Flexible working will be considered as part of the trust values

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

30 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year Per Annum Including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3432

Job locations

Whittington Hospital - Accident & Emergency Level 5

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIESKEY FUNCTIONS

1. The post holder will assist in providing individualised, co-ordinated care for all patients assigned to them.2. Provides nursing care without supervision and contributes to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the Emergency Department.

3. Effectively co-ordinates individual areas of the department (e.g. Majors/Resus/Paeds) supervising and supporting junior staff.

4. Takes charge of the department as required, under supervision of senior colleagues, whilst working towards departmental shift leader competencies.

5. Provides expert teaching and supervision to junior colleagues to uplift clinical skills and knowledge

6. Ensure the trust ICARE values is upheld and implement changes to support nursing care and assessment.

CLINICAL

1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based, individualised patient care.

2. To liaise with the Nurse-in-Charge and update them regarding acuity/dependency of patients within their workload.

3. To provide direct nursing care, which is consistently of a high standard.

4. To take responsibility for a defined group of patients.

5. To maintain accurate and appropriate nursing documentation and ensure communication and liaison with the multidisciplinary team is maintained.

6. To act as a role model and assist, support and supervise other nurses in the team as required, including undertaking role of preceptor.

7. To be aware of and demonstrate care in line with evidence-based practices and latest nursing research.

8. To delegate as appropriate within the team, depending on workload and acuity, taking accountability for delegation as appropriate.

9. To work a full range of shifts including day shifts, night shifts, weekdays and weekends.

10. To escalate incidents and report on Datix as appropriate.

MANAGEMENT

1. To effectively manage and supervise allocated areas within the Emergency Department.

2. Maintain effective communication between team members, patients and their families.

3. Take on a link nurse role within the department, ensuring service standards and improvements are achieved.

4. Be aware of and adhere to Trust and departmental policies, guidelines and procedures.

5. Initiate and develop new ideas and changes within the Emergency Department, which encourage staff participation and result in improvements in patient care (either directly or indirectly).

6. Participates in the Emergency Department audit cycles and provides feedback to staff where required

7. Have responsibility for appropriate and cost-effective use of resources.8. Work within the Health and Safety at Work Act, following Trust policies for reporting accidents/incidents, showing an awareness of risk management in the workplace.

9. Work always as part of the team, liaising closely with senior colleagues, and respond positively to feedback from preceptors/colleagues.

10. Ensure equipment is in good working order, and report appropriately when defective.

EDUCATION

1. Maintain a suitable learning environment for all grades of staff.

2. Assist in the planning and implementation of induction programmes for new members of staff.

3. Contribute to the learning needs of team members, student nurses and other students allocated to the Emergency Department.

4. Demonstrate a continuing process of attaining education, research, clinical and leadership skills.

5. Participate in and utilise the Trusts clinical supervision and annual appraisal processes.

6. Demonstrate a continuing awareness of groups of people who have differing needs, e.g. children and their families, older people and ethnic groups

PROFESSIONAL

1. Observe the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors at all times.

2. Be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date registration on the NMC register.

3. Maintain a professional portfolio which will meet the requirements of NMC revalidation.

4. Always work in such a manner that protects colleagues, patients and visitors from any hazards (which involves recognising and reporting such hazards should they arise).

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities but rather a framework within which the post holder will be given the flexibility to define the detail in conjunction with the Senior Nurse for Practice Development and other senior members of the Nursing Team.

PERSONAL CONDUCT

All staff within the Integrated Clinical Service Unit are expected to treat other members of hospital staff with courtesy and respect. The hospitals rules and policies including the disciplinary procedure apply to all staff without exception.

Senior Staff Nurses are expected to plan their annual leave well in advance so that their absence is not detrimental to the service.

Senior Staff Nurses are expected to be exemplary role models within the organisation, adhering to uniform & dress code at all times.

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.